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Ryanair passenger says he was nearly sucked out of broken window during flight

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A 61-year-old Serbian businessman who was traveling on a Ryanair flight says he was almost sucked out of the plane when a window broke. Ryanair contests parts of the man's account. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

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  1. KIII Corpus Christi

    Ryanair CEO speaks out following incident where man was partially sucked out of plane window (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    KIII Corpus Christi's feed description

    The CEO said initial reports said that the plane suffered "foreign object damage to the engine," after taking off from Greece.

  2. CBS News

    Passenger who says he was nearly sucked out of broken Ryanair window during flight speaks out (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A passenger on a Ryanair flight who says he was nearly sucked out of a shattered window is speaking out for the first time about the incident. However, the airline's CEO is disputing part of the man's story. Tom Hanson reports.

  3. CBS News

    Ryanair passenger says he was nearly sucked out of broken window during flight (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A 61-year-old Serbian businessman who was traveling on a Ryanair flight says he was almost sucked out of the plane when a window broke. Ryanair contests parts of the man's account. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

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