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Passenger sucked out of airplane ‘to his shoulders’ after window breaks

Headline from East Idaho News

(CNN) — A passenger on a Ryanair flight was sucked halfway out of the plane after the window he was sitting next to became dislodged in midair. The budget airline flight to Memmingen in Germany was forced to return to Thessaloniki in Greece, from where it departed on Friday morning, after a window b…

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  1. NBC New York

    Passenger was injured after being partially sucked out of plane after takeoff from Greece (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A Boeing 737.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Man nearly sucked out of 'detached' window on Ryanair flight (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A man was nearly sucked out the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said Friday.

  3. Newsweek

    Plane Passenger's Head Sucked Out of Cabin Window After It Shatters (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A broken piece of debris is believed to have detached from one of the plane's engines before striking the window.

  4. New York Post

    Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of plane cabin after window shatters on Germany-bound flight: reports (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Ryanair passenger had to be restrained in his seat Friday to avoid being sucked out of a Germany-bound plane after a window shattered shortly after take-off, according to reports. The traveler – only identified as a 61-year-old Serbian man – was pinned in his seat by fellow passengers as the cabin…

  5. Seattle Times

    Boeing jet’s window dislodges; passenger partly sucked out, reports say (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece on Friday after a window on the Boeing 737 dislodged soon after takeoff.

  6. CBS News

    Man partially sucked out of plane window during flight, passenger says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A woman says she saw a fellow passenger on her Ryanair flight get his head and shoulders sucked out of a window that broke during their trip between Greece and Germany.

  7. BBC News

    Man 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane, passengers say (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Ryanair confirm a passenger was given medical treatment after an incident on a Malta Air flight, which is owned by Ryanair.

  8. The Guardian

    Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from Greece A passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered in mid-air during a journey from Greece.

  9. Insider

    A Ryanair passenger was injured when a cabin window 'dislodged' in midair (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Local media outlets reported that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window during the incident.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Passenger partly sucked from Ryanair plane during flight (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A man was nearly sucked out the cabin window on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany. An initial loud bang was followed by a desperate rescue effort to save the passenger.

  11. The Oregonian

    Man on flight to Germany almost sucked out of plane shortly after takeoff (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    A Malta Air flight to Germany was forced to return after a window shattered, nearly ejecting a passenger through the opening.

  12. East Idaho News

    Passenger sucked out of airplane ‘to his shoulders’ after window breaks (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — A passenger on a Ryanair flight was sucked halfway out of the plane after the window he was sitting next to became dislodged in midair. The budget airline flight to Memmingen in Germany was forced to return to Thessaloniki in Greece, from where it departed on Friday morning, after a window b…

  13. The Daily Wire

    Man Almost Sucked Out Of Shattered Plane Window At 20,000 Feet (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    A passenger was partially sucked out of a shattered airplane window on a Ryanair flight Friday after debris from the plane’s engine smashed through the cabin shortly after takeoff, according to multiple reports.

  14. Jonesboro Sun

    Passenger was injured after being partially sucked out of plane on takeoff from Greece (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight. A hospital official in northern Greece says the 61-year-old has neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns. Ryanair…

  15. The Republic

    Man partly sucked out of broken window on flight from Greece was pulled back by fellow passengers (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a flight from Greece to Germany on Friday was pulled back inside the aircraft by fellow passengers. The 61-year-old passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, according to a Greek hospital …

  16. Not The Bee

  17. KING 5 Seattle

    Passenger partially sucked out of Ryanair plane window during flight, passengers say (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    One person was injured and video reportedly from the incident shows oxygen masks dropping as the Boeing 737 made an emergency return.

  18. FOX 61 Hartford

    Passenger partially sucked out of plane window during Ryanair flight (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight.

  19. WSVN Miami

    Passenger sucked out of airplane ‘to his shoulders’ when window breaks after takeoff from Greece (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A passenger on a Ryanair flight was sucked halfway out of the plane after the window he was sitting next to became dislodged in midair. The...

  20. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Ryanair passenger partially sucked out of plane on takeoff from Greece (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    A passenger on board a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was being treated in a hospital on Friday after reportedly being partially sucked out of a window that broke mid-flight.

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Malta Air passenger partly sucked through plane window after midair failure (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    A passenger survived after he was partly pulled out of the window of a plane that had taken off from Thessaloniki, Greece, today, the Greek news media reported.

  22. UPI

    Man nearly sucked through plane window on Ryanair (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A man was nearly sucked out the window of a plane on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on Friday, passengers said.

  23. Boston

    Passenger injured after being partially sucked out of plane on takeoff from Greece (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    A Greek hospital official said the 61-year-old passenger was treated for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns.

  24. Gizmodo

    ‘There Was a Noise, Like a Tire Bursting’: Man Partially Sucked Out of Window on Ryanair Flight (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Thankfully, the passenger was wearing his seatbelt.

  25. FOX Business

    Ryanair passenger partially sucked out of broken window after takeoff from Greece (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A 61-year-old passenger was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a Ryanair flight after engine debris struck shortly after takeoff from Greece.

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