She says her husband was sucked halfway out of a Ryanair plane
Key Points:
- A Ryanair Boeing 737 NG flight from Greece to Germany made an emergency landing after a passenger window dislodged, causing partial decompression and sucking passenger Ljubisa Karović partly out of the plane.
- Karović was reportedly stuck outside the window up to his chest for two minutes before being pulled back inside by his wife and another passenger; he lost consciousness three times and is now hospitalized in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
- The incident has caused severe psychological trauma to Karović, who experiences shaking and distress when hearing about airplanes, according to his wife Svetlana Grković.
- Greek authorities and the FAA are investigating the event, which involved debris from the plane’s engine breaking the window, while Ryanair confirmed the aircraft landed normally and only one person needed medical attention after landing.
- The event follows a similar January 2024 incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 9 losing a door plug mid-flight, prompting investigations and safety recommendations addressing multiple system failures rather than individual errors.