Wife recounts heart‑racing moment when Ryanair passenger almost left cabin

Sun Sep 06 2026 02:56:01 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A wife tells how a passenger nearly exited a cabin window after a Ryanair plane abruptly fell 9,000 feet, sparking a dramatic rescue.

When a Ryanair flight rolled off the runway in Thessaloniki on a clear Sunday, a passenger’s window apparently breached the cabin and he was drawn out of the aircraft for a few minutes before he was hauled back aboard. According to airline telemetry, the plane's altitude dropped from about 9,000 feet in just ten minutes, and passengers heard a booming “explosion.” A 61‑year‑old Serbian man received emergency care for friction burns at a Greek hospital. Ryanair said the flight to Memmingen had its cabin window dislodge and promptly returned to the departure airport after take‑off.

Wife recounts heart‑racing moment when Ryanair passenger almost left cabin

A wife and flight attendant describe how a passenger was nearly “sucked out” of a cabin window when a Ryanair aircraft dropped almost 9,000 feet within minutes of take‑off from Thessaloniki, Greece.

The wife, speaking in an interview, said the man was outside the cabin for only a few minutes before she and the woman beside him managed to pull him back inside. “He was out for maybe two or three minutes,” she told reporters.

Telemetry shows the flight was 10 minutes into cruise when the plane suddenly lost altitude due to a failed cabin window. Passengers reported hearing “some kind of explosion” as the plane descended.

A Serbian passenger, 61, was treated for friction burns at a Greek hospital. Ryanair confirmed that the flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen was returned after take‑off because a window had dislodged.