Ryanair Passenger Sucked Toward Broken Window After Midair Engine Failure

Credit: Shutterstock, Simple Flying By Jake Hardiman Published Jul 10, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT A graduate in German, Jake has a passion for history and regional aviation, and enjoys sampling new carriers and aircraft. He has visited OEM facilities as far and wide as Bristol, Toulouse, and Seattle, and recently enjoyed the milestone of flying his 150th sector as a passenger. Based in Norfolk, UK. Sign in to your Simple Flying account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread 1 Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Earlier this morning, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 flying from Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) in Greece to Memmingen Airport (FMM) in Germany had to return to its point of departure after debris from a dramatic engine failure caused damage to the aircraft's window. The incident injured one of the plane's passengers , with some reports suggesting that they were even partially sucked out of the broken window.