Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says
A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
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"she and two other passengers held on to his legs for several minutes."
— Svetlana Grković Maksimović , Other
"the incident may have been caused by 'foreign object damage' to an engine."
— Michael O'Leary , Executive
Key People
Ljubisa Karović is a Serbian man who suffered serious injuries during a Ryanair flight incident.
Michael O'Leary is the chief executive of Ryanair since 1994.
The wife of Ljubisa Karović, she witnessed the traumatic event during the flight.
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A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
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