Can you get sucked out of an airplane window? Aviation expert reveals who could be at fault in shocking Ryanair incident

For millions of nervous flyers, the scariest parts of flying are usually the same: violent turbulence, engine failure, or a crash.Getting sucked halfway out of a shattered airplane window seldom makes the list.That nightmare became a horrifying reality last week aboard a Ryanair flight over Greece — when a passenger was partially pulled from the aircraft after a window blew out, shortly after takeoff.The hapless holidaymaker’s wife clung to his legs, and his seatbelt kept him in place as terrified passengers screamed and the cabin lost pressure— a scene that felt ripped straight from a Final Destination movie.The extraordinary incident on flight FR1879 was caused by a piece of debris that had become detached from the plane’s engine and shattered the window closest to victim Ljubisa Karovic’s seat.Now under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board after Greek authorities requested US assistance, headlines of what could have been a deadly accident have sparked conversation around one of air travel’s most visceral fears.But aviation experts stress that, albeit terrifying, the event is rare.Investigators are still trying to determine whether an engine failure, a maintenance issue, or a manufacturing defect triggered the midair decompression.

The Post reported that a video posted by the Federal Aviation Administration stated that a piece of the engine broke off and smashed the window, before leading to the emergency landing.On board Boeing’s 737-800 aircraft, one of the most widely used twin-engine passenger jets in the world, the 61-year-old traveled alongside his wife, Svetlana Maksimović, from Thessaloniki, Greece, with the intention of a safe landing in Germany.The Irish airline Ryanair, on which the flight operated, is reported to have a fleet of 411 737- 800 jets, each capable of seating 189 passengers.While seated in the window seat of 11F, according to reports, Karovic was vacuumed out of the shattered window and thrust into th...