Overview
- A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen returned to Thessaloniki on Friday after a cabin window dislodged during climb and oxygen masks deployed.
- Witnesses and officials said a 61-year-old Serbian passenger was pulled partway through the opening and was restrained by his wife and other travellers before being pulled back into the cabin.
- The injured passenger was taken to hospital with friction burns and neck trauma and is reported to be in stable condition while a small number of other people were treated and released.
- Ryanair said the aircraft landed normally, the plane remains on the ground and a replacement Boeing 737-800 was provided to carry the remaining passengers onward.
- A formal investigation has been opened to determine whether a detached engine component struck the fuselage and to assess any safety implications for the involved Malta Air–operated 737-800 (flight FR1879, registration reported as 9H-QEU).