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Broken engine parts shattered Ryanair window, nearly sucking passenger out of plane

Broken engine parts from a Ryanair flight smashed a window in Greece, nearly sucking a passenger out before fellow travellers pulled him back inside.

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A Ryanair plane experienced a window failure shortly after takeoff in Greece when broken engine parts struck the fuselage. A 61-year-old passenger was nearly sucked out through the hole before other passengers pulled him back to safety. The man suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns. U.S. investigators determined the cause of the incident.

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Cause revealed of Ryanair window smash that saw passenger nearly sucked out of plane

Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators…

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Broken engine parts smashed plane window in horror Ryanair flight

The 61-year-old man who was nearly sucked out of the plane suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns before his fellow passenger pulled him back inside.

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1News

Broken engine parts smashed plane window in horror Ryanair flight

The 61-year-old man who was nearly sucked out of the plane suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns before his fellow passenger pulled him back inside.

Read the full story at 1News