Ryanair Issues Statement After Passenger ‘Sucked Out’ Plane Window Mid-flight
Ryanair has released a statement after a passenger was ‘sucked out’ of a plane window mid-flight.
The man involved in the incident has broken his silence on the ‘explosion’ that almost saw him sucked out of the aircraft.
Ljubisa Karović was sleeping in seat 11F on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany when the ‘chaos’ ensued.
He now says that he is lucky to be alive.
Recent plane travel incidents put aviation safety under the spotlight
A series of high-profile aircraft incidents has placed commercial aviation under intense scrutiny and prompted fresh discussions about passenger safety.
One of the most devastating events came in June 2025, when Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad.
The disaster killed almost everyone on board and remains under investigation, prompting renewed questions about aircraft safety and airline procedures.
Another incident that attracted global attention involved Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.
A door plug blew out mid-flight on a Boeing 737 MAX 9, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing. Regulators temporarily grounded the aircraft type while inspections took place.
Several other emergency landings, technical faults, and turbulence-related incidents have also made headlines.
Passengers often share videos which fuel public concern and intensify discussions about the safety of modern air travel.
Despite the recent attention, aviation experts continue to describe commercial flying as one of the safest forms of transport.
Modern passenger aircraft feature multiple backup systems, while airlines require pilots to complete extensive simulator training for emergencies.
Investigators continue examining every serious incident to determine what happened and identify ways to improve safety.
Airlines also inspect affected aircraft before returning them to service, while regulators regularly update guidance when investigations uncover new risks.
Although recent headlines have unsettled some travellers, millions of passengers continue to complete flights safely every day, and experts stress that isolated incidents receive far more attention than routine journeys.
A man ‘sucked out’ of a plane window
A routine Ryanair flight turned into a terrifying fight for survival after a window failed shortly after take-off, leaving one passenger partially sucked out of the aircraft.
Ljubisa Karovic and his wife, Svetlana Grkovic, were travelling from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, when the incident forced the plane to return to the airport for an emergency landing.
Local reports suggested part of the aircraft’s engine struck the window, causing a rapid loss of cabin pressure, although investigators continue to examine exactly what happened.
Grkovic described the terrifying moment when the pressure pulled her husband towards the shattered window.
She said half of his body ended up outside the aircraft, but his seatbelt stopped him from being completely ejected. Without hesitation, she grabbed his legs and refused to let go.
“I thought: ‘If we die, we die together.’ It was horrible,” she recalled.
Other passengers rushed to help as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling and panic spread through the cabin.
Grkovic said three people worked together to pull her husband back inside while chaos unfolded around them. She also revealed he fainted three times during the ordeal.
Karovic suffered serious injuries, including burns and damage to his neck and arm, and remained in hospital following the emergency landing. His wife said he struggled to remember the incident because of the trauma.
The man has now spoken out
The passenger who was nearly sucked out of a Ryanair plane after a window shattered mid-flight has shared his terrifying account of the ordeal.
Ljubisa Karović said the sound of the explosion remains his strongest memory from the incident, which happened shortly after take-off.
“The explosion is what I remember,” he told The Guardian. “It’s the noise before the chaos, the noise that is always there when I close my eyes to sleep.”
Karović had fallen asleep in his window seat before an engine failure sent debris into the aircraft’s window, causing it to shatter and the cabin to rapidly depressurize.
The force pulled his head and right arm outside the aircraft as it travelled at around 600km/h, leaving him unconscious.
His wife and several fellow passengers stopped him from being completely ejected by grabbing his legs and pulling him back inside the cabin. Another passenger also helped block the opening while the aircraft returned safely to Thessaloniki.
Karović suffered burns, neck and shoulder injuries, and continues to wear a neck brace as he recovers. He also admitted the psychological effects have proved just as difficult as the physical injuries, saying the memories still haunt him whenever he tries to sleep.
Although Ryanair said its cabin crew followed emergency procedures and assisted him after the aircraft landed safely, Karović disputed that account. He claimed fellow passengers, rather than crew members, saved his life during the emergency.
Despite everything he endured, Karović said he feels fortunate to be alive. He also urged passengers to keep their seatbelts fastened whenever they are seated, as this may have saved his life.
Ryanair has now spoken out on the incident
Many frequent flyers have been expressing their concern over this incident happening again whilst they were on a flight.
Ryanair has now released a comment on the issue to reassure fans.
A spokesperson from Ryanair has confirmed to IGV that they have launched a formal investigation into the mistake to prevent it happening again.
They said: “A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on Friday morning (10 July) returned to Thessaloniki shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged inflight.
“The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal. One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki.
“In order to minimise any delay, a replacement aircraft was arranged to bring passengers to Memmingen which departed Thessaloniki at 9:53local this morning.”
The spokesperson said that more information will be revealed once the formal investigation is complete.
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