Thessaloniki - A Ryanair aircraft has returned to Thessaloniki, Greece after taking off on its route to Memmingen in Germany, as a passenger's part of the body was sucked out of the cabin where a cabin window struck and shattered by a fragment from its engine, Greek authorities said on Friday, 10 July 2026.
The passenger only mentioned as a 61-year old man from Serbia, who was sitting in the window position, rescued by his wife who held his feet when the incident happened, as reported by local media.
The incident caused the changing of air pressure in the cabin, triggered oxygen masks came out and passengers used it to breath normally until the aircraft landed in Thessaloniki.
(A Ryanair aircraft (Photo/X/44DNV))
Pilots turned the Flight FR1879 back to its departure airport in Thessaloniki and landed safely on Friday, 10 July 2026. The Boeing 73708AS later was taken to the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) where it will undergo a CT scan to examine possible fractures.
Ryanair confirmed the incident and said it has arranged another flight to bring the passengers to Memmingen, Germany in the same day and one person was taken to hospital for medical treatments.
(Oxygen masks came out as a cabin window struck and scattered by fragment from engine that's failure in a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmengen, Germany on Friday, 10 July 2026 (Photo/X/Aviation Voice))
According to the president of Greece' Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees (POEDIN), the victim suffers friction burns.
According to Greek authorities, the incident was caused by engine failure around 10 minutes after the aircraft, carrying 179 passengers and six crew, takeoff then debris from engine fragment struck a cabin window.***
