Ryanair Horror: Passenger's Head Sucked Out After Engine Blast!
Ryanair Horror: Passenger's Head Sucked Out After Engine Blast!
Shocking report reveals a broken engine part shattered a Ryanair plane window, partially sucking out a passenger mid-flight. Read about the terrifying incident and miraculous rescue!
The preliminary findings from US investigators confirm a terrifying incident aboard a Ryanair flight in July, where a broken engine fan blade shattered a window, causing a passenger to be partially sucked out mid-flight. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report details how an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, on the flight bound for Memmingen, Germany, damaging the fuselage and the window.
Ljubisa Karović, a 61-year-old Serbian entrepreneur seated in window seat 11F, endured a harrowing experience as his head and right arm were violently pulled out of the broken window due to the cabin depressurization. Miraculously, other passengers quickly reacted, grabbing hold of Karović and preventing him from being completely sucked out into the open air. His wife, Svetlana, later recounted that he had fainted multiple times during the ordeal.
The flight, identified as FR1879 and operated by Ryanair's subsidiary Malta Air, experienced what the NTSB described as a "No 2 (right) engine fan-blade-out (FBO) failure during climb out from the Thessaloniki international airport (SKG)." Following the incident, the two pilots swiftly decided to return to Thessaloniki. Karović, who suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, told The Guardian he was incredibly lucky to be alive, a sentiment undoubtedly shared by many witnessing such a rare and frightening event. This incident highlights the critical importance of aircraft maintenance and passenger vigilance in emergency situations.
