Man Partially Sucked Out of Plane After 'Window Dislodged' During Flight Prompting Investigation by Officials: Reports

Man partially sucked out of plane after 'window dislodged' during flight prompting investigation by officials summarizes a Ryanair incident under investigation by aviation authorities. The Irish Aviation Authority said it is investigating after a man appeared to nearly be sucked out of a plane window on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, on Friday morning, July 10. In a statement, the airline said the flight returned to the airport “shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged inflight,” and that the aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal. One passenger received medical assistance on the ground, and a replacement aircraft was arranged to transport passengers to their destination several hours later. The IAA told BBC it will support investigators in Greece and the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate. A female passenger speaking to Radio Thessaloniki described hearing a loud sound consistent with decompression, oxygen masks deploying, and the head and shoulders of one passenger outside the window; other passengers helped pull him back in. Reports cited Greek media suggesting debris from an engine may have broken the window over North Macedonia.