Ryanair Boeing 737 makes emergency landing after dislodged window injures passenger

The passenger was partially sucked out of the aircraft after a cabin window dislodged shortly after take-off from Greece last week.

A piece of engine broke off the Boeing 737 NG and smashed the window shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece on July 10, according to video and the Federal Aviation Administration.

The broken window of the Ryanair aircraft, following a reported emergency landing, in location given as Thessaloniki. Photo: Reuters The US National Transportation Safety Board said today it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair RYA.I Boeing 737's BA.N broken window over Greece last week.

Passenger Ljubisa Karović was nearly sucked out of his seat when Boeing 737-800’s window blew out on flight from GreeceFor nervous flyers, it sounds like the stuff of nightmares; for most, only contemplated in an action movie. But last week, a passenger really was nearly sucked out through a broken aircraft window mid-flight.Ljubisa Karović was on a Ryanair-Air Malta flight leaving Thessaloniki in Greece when the adjacent window blew out of the Boeing 737-800, pulling his head and shoulders out of the plane. His wife and fellow passengers helped to keep him inside. Continue reading...

A Ryanair passenger is in a Greek hospital with severe injuries after being ‌partially sucked out of the plane mid flight through a dislodged cabin window.

A Ryanair passenger is in a Greek hospital with severe injuries after being ‌partially sucked out of the plane mid flight through a dislodged cabin window.

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 flying from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany had to return to its point of departure on Friday, July 10th after debris from an engine failure caused damage to the aircraft's window. Most notable, the incident injured one of the plane's passengers, with some reports suggesting that they were even partially sucked out of the broken window.

A passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair Boeing 737 flight shortly after takeoff in Greece yesterday, two airport sources said, forcing an emergency landing.

The plane was scheduled to fly from Thessaloniki to Memmingen airport in Germany but returned to Thessaloniki "when a passenger window dislodged inflight," Ryanair said in a statement.

The incident happened on a morning flight from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to Memmingen, near Munich, which was operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air

Thessaloniki: A man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a flight from Greece to Germany on Friday was pulled back inside the aircraft by fellow passengers.Engine debris shattered a cabin window on a Ryanair Greece–Germany flight, nearly pulling a 61-year-old passenger out. She suffered friction burns. pic.twitter.com/cGh1Wwmoq3— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 10, 2026 The 61-year-old passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, according to a Greek hospital official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly to the media.The incident happened on a morning flight from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to Memmingen, near Munich, which was operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air. Ryanair, Europe's largest budget carrier, said in a statement the flight "returned to Thessaloniki shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged in-flight." Passengers told Greek media that they heard a loud bang, oxygen masks dropped and the plane began to lose altitude.WATCH: Video showing the damaged engine that caused debris to smash through a Ryanair 737 cabin window earlier today. https://t.co/oWAPFHOt76 pic.twitter.com/ZSOAu0oOE2— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) July 10, 2026 One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that some passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window."His whole head, neck, shoulders” were pulled out of the window, she said, adding that those seated near him pulled him back in."Most people had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. We heard a sound, I'd describe it like a tire bursting, … but very loud,” she said. "We knew straight away we lost pressure because we lost altitude. … Screams, shrieks, shouting." The plane landed normally, and passengers returned to the terminal, and one passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki, the airline said in a statement. A replacement aircraft was later provided to fly the passengers to Germany.A Ryanair (Malta Air) 737’s window shattered climbing through 15,000 ft after departing Thessaloniki earlier today. A passenger was partial sucked out, but was retrieved by other passengers and crew. The aircraft burned fuel before landing safely at SKG. https://t.co/NPpT6hZ7fa pic.twitter.com/hSOKs4ylDN— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 10, 2026 Additional information about the Ryanair (Malta Air) flight from Thessaloniki. The 737-800 suffered an apparent uncontained failure of its right engine, with debris shattering the window before the passenger was partially sucked out of the aircraft. https://t.co/NPpT6hZ7fa pic.twitter.com/vR66Ah6EG1— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 10, 2026 The National Transportation Safety Board, the US federal agency that investigates aviation accidents and other major transportation incidents, said it was notified that the flight turned back because of "a right engine issue and cabin decompression." The agency said it is standing by to assist in the investigation, which will be led by the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Committee of the Republic of North Macedonia.The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800, which can seat up to 189 passengers. The narrow-body plane was delivered new to Ryanair in 2008, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.Flight records show that the aircraft climbed past 15,000 feet (4,570 meters) about six minutes after departure and then immediately descended to about 6,000 feet (1,830 meters) "to burn fuel for 30 minutes" before returning to Thessaloniki about an hour after taking off, Flightradar24 said. (Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

A passenger has been partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece. 

A Ryanair Boeing 737 flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki in Greece after a broken window put the life of a passenger in grave danger.

A Ryanair Boeing 737 flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki in Greece after a broken window put the life of a passenger in grave danger.

A Ryanair Boeing 737 flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki in Greece after a broken window put the life of a passenger in grave danger.

A Ryanair flight turned into a nightmare when a cabin window gave way mid-air, triggering panic, falling oxygen masks and a desperate rescue to save a passenger.

A Ryanair flight turned into a nightmare when a cabin window gave way mid-air, triggering panic, falling oxygen masks and a desperate rescue to save a passenger.

A Ryanair flight turned into a nightmare when a cabin window gave way mid-air, triggering panic, falling oxygen masks and a desperate rescue to save a passenger.

Ryanair passenger partially sucked out of window on flight from Greece  ReutersPassenger Is Partly Sucked Through Plane Window but Survives, Reports Say  The New York TimesFormer NTSB chair on what could've caused Ryanair plane window to break during flight  YahooRyanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight  The GuardianApparent engine fan blade failure preceded rupture of Ryanair 737 window  The Air Current

A passenger onboard a Ryanair Boeing 737 was partially sucked out of a dislodged window as the plane took off from Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday. The post ‘Incredibly Lucky!’ Passenger Survives After Being Partially Sucked Out of Ryanair Flight first appeared on Mediaite.

A Ryanair flight bound for Germany was forced into an emergency landing in Greece on Friday after a cabin window dislodged in midair. A passenger was partially pulled through the opening before fellow travelers pulled him back inside.

A passenger window on a Ryanair flight dislodged shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, partially sucking out a passenger. 

A passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece on Friday, two airport sources said, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing.

Local media in Greece reported that a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window, causing the cabin to decompress and sucking one passenger partially out of the window.

Ryanair jet window 'dislodged' during flight forcing emergency landing in Greece

Local media outlets reported that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window during the incident.

Cause remains unclear

A Ryanair flight was forced to make a emergency landing after a passenger was reportedly partially sucked out of a window.

"The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to ​the terminal," Ryanair said

Ryanair RYA.I said one of its planes was forced into an emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport in Greece shortly after take-off on Friday after its window was “dislodged”, with two industry sources saying a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The airline said one person received medical assistance, but did not elaborate on […]

Ryanair said one ​of its planes ‌was forced into an emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport ⁠in Greece shortly after takeoff on Friday after a window was "detached", with industry sources saying a ‌passenger was partially sucked out of it.