{"id":3517,"date":"2026-07-10T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:54:12","slug":"passenger-window-on-ryanair-flight-dislodges-partially-sucking-out-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3517","title":{"rendered":"Passenger window on Ryanair flight dislodges, partially sucking out passenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A passenger window on a Ryanair flight dislodged shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, partially sucking out a passenger on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 61-year-old male passenger in the window seat was partially sucked out, according to a Greek doctor who treated the passenger on the tarmac once the plane safely landed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The doctor said the passenger&#8217;s wife was holding her husband&#8217;s feet to stop him from being completely sucked out of the aircraft. The passenger is currently in the hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/3c528382fc3fb3758edb9cfce1bf51a0263443bd474bec8c114424a8786aa714\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fus.abcnews.go.com%2Fb8e54dc64810cb4e8d338c8ae6b207a0\" alt=\"Radio Thessaloniki 94.5 - PHOTO: A passenger window on a Ryanair flight dislodged shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, partially sucking out a passenger, July 10, 2026.\" width=\"960\" height=\"599\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"7\" data-y-link-id=\"0pne20h1866492068rd5\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Radio Thessaloniki 94.5 &#8211; PHOTO: A passenger window on a Ryanair flight dislodged shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, partially sucking out a passenger, July 10, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Parents of Nolan Wells call for &#8216;thorough&#8217; investigation as they seek answers about his mysterious death<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The aircraft declared an emergency with oxygen masks dropping in the cabin. The plane returned to Thessaloniki, landing safely on Friday morning, according to a senior Greek aviation official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The official told ABC News that the Ryanair Boeing 737 suffered an uncontained engine failure.\u00a0Parts from the engine hit the plane, damaging the fuselage and breaking a passenger window, according to the official.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/fcdc8e540992f419937f164d46923aa20f2e5287c98d25be20404c9b4ebb0a69\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fus.abcnews.go.com%2F1b9279381784ece613b53f69695ed825\" alt=\"Alexandros Avramidis\/Reuters, Files  - PHOTO: A Ryanair plane on a tarmac of Makedonia airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 7, 2026.\" width=\"960\" height=\"575\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"9\" data-y-link-id=\"0u67sqr08yr3oo0zml4i\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Alexandros Avramidis\/Reuters, Files &#8211; PHOTO: A Ryanair plane on a tarmac of Makedonia airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 7, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Greek authorities are in contact with Ryanair&#8217;s chief pilot in Malta and with the head of Ryanair&#8217;s safety department, who will share more details when available, the official said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Total of 8 suspects now indicted in alleged plot to attack White House UFC event<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on Friday morning (10 July) returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff when a passenger window dislodged inflight. The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal,&#8221; Ryanair said in a statement to ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adding, &#8220;One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki. In order to minimize any delay, a replacement aircraft was arranged to bring passengers to Memmingen, which departed Thessaloniki at 9:53 local this morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div id=\"recirc-dde79b5d-4dba-3176-92cb-182f98e8561a\" class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"mb-3.5 flex items-center gap-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-rows-[auto_auto_1fr]\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full\">\n<div id=\"_r_3i_\" class=\"absolute inset-0 rounded-[4px] focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-link trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_stream-i-v3\" data-placement-name=\"taboola-article-center\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_9618749768\" class=\"trc_rbox stream-i-v3 trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boeing told ABC News in a statement that it is aware of the incident and is in contact with the airline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The\u00a0National Transportation Safety Board said it was notified that the aircraft &#8220;did an air turnback to LGTS due to a right engine issue and cabin decompression on July 10, 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization&#8217;s Annex 13, the Republic of North Macedonia, as the country of occurrence, will lead the investigation\u00a0and determine the composition of the investigative team and any international participation,&#8221; the NTSB said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 737 Next Generation aircraft involved in this incident was delivered by Boeing in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC News has reached out to the engine maker for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger window on a Ryanair flight dislodged shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, partially sucking out a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3519,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions\/3519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}