Terror on the Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen .
During the flight , a window shattered, injuring a passenger and nearly being ejected . The traveler was held back by his wife and other passengers, who saved his life. It is understood that an engine failed, and fragments of the window shattered .
The incident occurred this morning, Friday 10 July, on flight FR1879, which took off from Thessaloniki at 6:12 am (5:12 am in Italy), operated by a Boeing 737. The accident occurred eight minutes after takeoff, when the aircraft was travelling at 600 km/h: passengers heard a loud noise, but before they even realised the problem, a broken window triggered panic, forcing the oxygen masks to drop.
The worst off was a 61-year-old Serbian man, the passenger near the window: his wife, with the help of others, had to hold him back to prevent him from being thrown out . The seatbelt may have saved his life.
The plane then descended and returned to Thessaloniki, where four people required medical treatment for the accident. Among them was the 61-year-old man, who was in shock and suffered neck injuries and burns, possibly caused by friction from the air outside the plane.
The reconstruction
According to the initial reconstruction by Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the pilots decided to return to Thessaloniki after detecting an engine problem. During the descent, part of the engine broke off, striking and shattering the window, causing minor injuries to the passenger. Authorities have clarified that the accident did not result in any perforations to the plane's fuselage.
Emergency procedures were activated at Thessaloniki's Makedonia Airport. The Greek firefighters and police were put on standby, but the plane landed safely and was moved to a designated area of the airport. Four passengers were taken to the hospital as a precaution. They were later released, except for one, who remained in the hospital for further evaluation.
(Unioneonline)