Passenger nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane window on flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen
On July 11, 2026, a window dislodged on a Ryanair Malta Air flight from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany, causing rapid cabin decompression. Passenger Ljubisa Karović, 61, was partially pulled out of the plane before his wife Svetlana Grković and two other passengers pulled him back inside. The aircraft returned to Thessaloniki and the incident is under investigation by multiple aviation authorities including the FAA, EASA, and the Hellenic Air and Rail Safety Investigation Authority.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets center the wife's quote and the physical ordeal; BBC adds technical investigation details and multiple international aviation authority involvement, while NY Post focuses more narrowly on the personal drama of the rescue.
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BBCBBCINTERNATIONAL2h ago
“'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal”
NYPNY PostRIGHT2h ago
“Wife who held onto husband's legs to stop him being sucked out of plane window thought 'If we die, we die together'”
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The investigation involves multiple international aviation authorities including Boeing, the FAA, and EASA because the aircraft is a US-built Boeing 737-800 and the incident occurred in North Macedonian airspace
