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Ryanair passenger recounts being partly sucked out airplane window: 'I am lucky'
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Key Points:
- A Ryanair passenger, Ljubisa Karović, was partly pulled out of a Boeing 737 after a window shattered due to debris from the damaged engine during a flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on July 10.
- The plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency return to Thessaloniki; preliminary findings suggest the engine may have suffered foreign-object damage, but the cause is still under investigation.
- Karović was saved by passengers, including his wife and a man who blocked the window with a suitcase, while Ryanair stated cabin crew followed safety protocols during the emergency.
- Karović sustained neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, requiring a neck brace for six weeks, with surgery possibly needed later; he credits his seatbelt and fate for his survival.
- The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, with Greek authorities participating, into the incident involving the 2008-delivered aircraft.
