Overview
- A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Thessaloniki to Memmingen suffered a window dislodgement shortly after takeoff, causing rapid cabin decompression and the deployment of oxygen masks.
- Witnesses and video circulated online reported a man’s head and shoulders protruded through the broken window until fellow passengers pulled him back into the cabin.
- The flight returned and landed normally in Thessaloniki after about an hour, and Ryanair arranged a replacement aircraft to continue the journey.
- The injured passenger, described by authorities as a Serbian tourist, was hospitalised with friction burns and reported conscious; a pregnant woman received care and was later discharged according to local reports.
- Greek media have suggested that debris from an engine may have struck the window but that explanation remains unconfirmed as investigators and aviation authorities inspect the aircraft and gather evidence.