Overview
- A Ryanair Boeing 737‑800 that left Thessaloniki for Memmingen turned back after a loud bang and a passenger window detached on Friday, with eyewitnesses saying a man was partly pulled out before other travellers held him inside.
- Cabin oxygen masks deployed and fellow passengers physically restrained the man until crew could secure him, preventing a worse outcome during the flight.
- After the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki passengers disembarked, the injured passenger — reported as a 61‑year‑old Serbian man — was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
- Ryanair confirmed a passenger window had come away and said it organised a replacement aircraft to carry the travellers; the airline and authorities have not yet identified the technical cause.
- Greek investigators have opened a probe and will assess whether the failure was due to a structural defect, maintenance issue or external debris, a single unverified report that cited engine debris remains unconfirmed.