Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane
A Ryanair flight made an emergency landing in Greece after a window shattered mid-air, nearly sucking a passenger out of the aircraft.
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The brief
A passenger on a Ryanair flight was partially sucked out of a window after the pane dislodged and shattered during flight. The incident necessitated an emergency landing in Greece.
Coverage from the BBC, The Guardian, CNBC, The Seattle Times, and The Daily Beast emphasizes the terrifying nature of the mid-air emergency and the mechanical failure of the window. Future developments depend on the results of the emergency landing and further details regarding the cause of the window failure.
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Quick answers
Which airline was involved in the incident?
The incident occurred on a Ryanair plane.
Where did the plane make its emergency landing?
The aircraft made an emergency landing in Greece.
What caused the emergency?
A jet window was dislodged and shattered during the flight.
Coverage (8)
- Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing After Broken Window Injures Passenger WSJ · 2h ago
- Passenger Is Partly Sucked Through Plane Window but Survives, Reports Say The New York Times · 2h ago
- Man partially sucked out of broken Ryanair plane window during flight, fellow passenger says CBS News · 2h ago
- Airline Passenger Partially Sucked Out of Window in Terrifying Mid-Flight Emergency The Daily Beast · 2h ago
- Ryanair jet window 'dislodged' during flight forcing emergency landing in Greece CNBC · 2h ago
- Ryanair Passenger Partly Sucked Out of Jet as Window Breaks The Seattle Times · 2h ago
- Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight The Guardian · 2h ago
- Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane BBC · 2h ago
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