Engine debris shatters window, passenger partially sucked out
Engine debris shattered a cabin window; passenger partially sucked out; emergency landing completed successfully.
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Ryanair Flight Engine Incident
A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff on July 10, 2026, causing cabin depressurization and partially sucking a passenger out of a window. Fellow passengers prevented the passenger from being completely ejected. The aircraft returned safely to Thessaloniki.
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2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
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What happened
Ryanair flight makes emergency return to Thessaloniki
Ryanair flight FR1879 from Thessaloniki to Memmingen returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff following the cabin window failure. The aircraft landed normally approximately one hour after departure. All passengers were safely evacuated to the terminal.
Passenger hospitalized with injuries from cabin decompression incident
The 61-year-old passenger was hospitalized and treated for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns sustained when he was partially sucked out of the window. He was admitted to intensive care in Greece. His medical condition was reported as stable.
Passenger partially sucked out of aircraft window during flight
A 61-year-old Serbian male passenger was partially pulled out of the shattered cabin window due to cabin depressurization. His head, neck, and shoulders were drawn outside the aircraft. His wife and other nearby passengers held him in place for approximately five minutes until they were able to pull him back into the cabin.
Engine debris causes cabin window to shatter on Ryanair flight
A piece of debris from a Boeing 737-800 engine broke off and struck a cabin window on a Ryanair flight, causing it to shatter. The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Thessaloniki, Greece at 5:55 a.m. local time on July 10, 2026, bound for Memmingen near Munich, Germany. The window shattering caused rapid cabin depressurization.
Replacement aircraft transports passengers to destination
Following the emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Ryanair arranged a replacement Boeing 737-800 aircraft to transport the original flight's passengers to Memmingen. The replacement flight departed Thessaloniki at 9:35-9:53 a.m. local time.
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