Why did Ryanair-Air Malta plane window blow out mid-air and could it happen again?
Investigators are examining whether engine debris caused the blowout as experts warn passengers near windows face the highest risk.
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Why did Ryanair-Air Malta plane window blow out mid-air and could it happen again?
A Ryanair-Air Malta Boeing 737-800 experienced a window failure mid-flight over North Macedonia last week, with passenger Ljubisa Karović nearly being sucked out of the fuselage. The aircraft, departing Thessaloniki in Greece, experienced the incident at approximately 16,000 feet after the right engine failed. According to passenger accounts, debris from the engine damage struck the window, causing it to dislodge. The plane returned to Thessalon…
The head of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, has downplayed the incident that occurred two weeks ago on one of the airline's low-cost flights, in which a man was sucked out of a window that broke in mid-flight.In statements to the podcast The Travel Expert, the CEO of the Irish airline wanted to make it clear that the passenger was not completely sucked out of the plane, which was operated by Malta Air, a subsidiary of Ryanair.O'Leary said: "The window…
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