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Fellow passengers pull back man partly sucked out of broken window on a flight from Greece (apnews.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/news@beehaw.org

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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Fellow passengers pulled back a man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged airplane window on Friday, a few minutes after takeoff on a flight from northern Greece to Germany. The plane subsequently returned to the airport in Greece.

The incident happened on a morning flight from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to Memmingen, near Munich, operated by Malta Air, a subsidiary of Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget carrier.

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Say the line, Bart!

The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800

Yaaay!

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 13 points 2 weeks ago

The Tesla of the skies.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'll avoid the window seat next time I have to fly.

[–] Deyis@beehaw.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

. . . operated by Malta Air, a subsidiary of Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget carrier.

Ah, makes sense, windows on those flights cost extra.