{"id":801443,"date":"2026-07-15T08:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801443\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:23:15","slug":"wifes-desperate-grip-saves-husband-from-being-sucked-out-of-blown-out-ryanair-plane-window-mid-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801443\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife\u2019s desperate grip saves husband from being sucked out of blown out Ryanair plane window mid-flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A terrified wife has revealed the desperate moments she clung to her husband\u2019s legs as he was almost sucked head-first out of a Ryanair plane after a cabin window blew out mid-flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought, \u2018If we die, we die together\u2019,\u201d Svetlana Grkovic said after her husband Ljubisa Karovic was partially dragged through the shattered window during the terrifying incident over Europe.<\/p>\n

She said the 61-year-old\u2019s head and right shoulder were outside the aircraft for almost two minutes before she and two other passengers managed to haul him back inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis entire face was deformed and blood was pouring from his nose and mouth,\u201d Ms Grkovic told Serbian media.<\/p>\n

The nightmare unfolded shortly after the Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki in Greece to Memmingenin Germany took off on Friday.<\/p>\n

About 10 minutes into the flight, passengers reported hearing a loud explosion before the aircraft rapidly lost cabin pressure and plunged about 9000ft as pilots turned back to Thessaloniki for an emergency landing.<\/p>\n

\"LjubisaCamera IconLjubisa Karovic was saved from being sucked head-first out of the window of the plane by his wife Svetlana Grkovic and two passengers. Credit: Facebook\/Karovic Ljubisa<\/p>\n

Passengers described scenes of panic as oxygen levels dropped and people screamed in fear.<\/p>\n

Several said they initially believed an emergency exit door had opened before realising a passenger window had blown out.<\/p>\n

Ms Grkovic believes debris from the aircraft\u2019s right engine smashed through the window beside her husband, although investigators have not confirmed that theory.<\/p>\n

A technical adviser appointed by the family has also suggested an engine failure may have sent debris into the cabin, triggering the decompression.<\/p>\n

Despite being partially pulled outside the aircraft, Mr Karovic survived because he was wearing his seatbelt, allowing fellow passengers to grab hold of him.<\/p>\n

He suffered serious injuries including burns and severe trauma to his arm and face. He remains in hospital.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe horror unfolds mid-flight. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband is seriously injured and in shock,\u201d Ms Grkovic said. \u201cHe can\u2019t remember everything that happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

She admitted that she was also struggling to cope after believing the plane was going to crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever he hears about aeroplanes he starts shaking,\u201d Ms Grkovic said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am in a very bad psychological state … those images just won\u2019t leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryanair confirmed in a statement that the flight returned to Thessaloniki \u201cshortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged in flight\u201d.<\/p>\n

The airline said the Boeing 737-800 landed safely, with one passenger receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Greece have launched an investigation into the incident, with international aviation experts including representatives from Boeing, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A terrified wife has revealed the desperate moments she clung to her husband\u2019s legs as he was almost…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,3148,99,44,1346],"class_list":["post-801443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-aviation","tag-business","tag-news","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}