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Ryanair FR1879 window blowout investigation

Overview

On 10 July 2026 Ryanair flight FR1879, operated by Malta Air on a Boeing 737‑800, suffered rapid cabin decompression minutes after departing Thessaloniki when debris from the right‑hand CFM56‑7B engine struck a passenger window. The shattered pane partially ejected 61‑year‑old Ljubiša Karović of Serbia; his wife Svetlana Grković and fellow travellers held him for about five minutes before he was pulled back inside. Oxygen masks deployed automatically, the pilots declared an emergency and returned to Thessaloniki, landing safely. Karović was treated at AHEPA Hospital for neck, shoulder, friction‑burn injuries and severe shock and remains hospitalized in Greece.

Ryanair cancelled the flight, supplied a replacement aircraft for the remaining passengers and issued a statement confirming the incident. Video from the flight showed a missing engine blade and damage to the engine casing. The investigation, initially led by the Macedonian civil‑aviation authority, was transferred on 13 July 2026 to the U.S. NTSB and now includes the Greek accident‑investigation agency, France’s BEA, the ICAO Committee for the Investigation of Air Accidents, and Maltese, Irish, Macedonian and Serbian authorities, together with Boeing and CFM International. Preliminary NTSB findings still point to a fragment from the right‑hand engine as the likely cause, though the exact mechanism remains unconfirmed. Boeing has pledged full cooperation, and the aircraft remains grounded pending a comprehensive inspection.

Timeline

  1. about 21 hours ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources
    Ryanair Boeing 737 window breaks, passenger nearly ejected

    A Ryanair Boeing 737’s window shattered after take‑off, nearly ejecting a Serbian passenger; the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki and the NTSB is now leading the investigation.

  2. about 21 hours ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Ryanair Flight FR1879: Serbian Passenger Rescued After Engine Debris Sucked Him Out

    A Ryanair 737‑800 suffered engine debris damage, causing rapid decompression that pulled a Serbian passenger out; his wife held his legs until others rescued him. He remains hospitalized after emergency landing

  3. 4 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 42 sources
    Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki returns after window blows out, passenger nearly sucked out

    A Ryanair Boeing 737‑800 from Thessaloniki to Memmingen lost a window, briefly pulling a Serbian passenger outside; the plane returned safely and an international probe has begun.

  4. 6 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 266 sources
    Ryanair flight returns after window breaks and passenger is partially sucked out

    A Ryanair Boeing 737‑800 flying from Thessaloniki to Memmingen suffered a window break after an engine fragment hit it, partially sucking out a Serbian passenger; the plane returned safely and investigations by

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