Plane window breaks: Passenger escapes with a narrow escape

 

 

A passenger who was thrown out of a plane after a window broke has narrowly escaped. The window pane of a plane flying from Greece to Germany broke during the flight. Half of a passenger was pulled out due to a difference in air pressure inside the plane. The shocking incident took place on a Malta Air flight, a subsidiary of Ryanair.

The Boeing 737 was flying from Thessaloniki, Greece to Memmingen, Germany, at an altitude of 15,000 feet on Friday morning. The plane was immediately diverted to Thessaloniki airport following the accident. The 61-year-old passenger who was in the accident escaped with minor injuries. He suffered neck and shoulder injuries. He is currently receiving treatment in hospital.

Passengers said they heard a loud noise within six minutes of the plane taking off. It sounded like a tire bursting. The oxygen masks immediately fell and the plane began to descend rapidly. Passengers screamed in panic. The pilots immediately lowered the plane to 6,000 feet after the window broke and made a safe emergency landing within an hour.

It is not clear whether the window was broken due to an engine failure or an object hitting the plane. The National Transportation Safety Board in the US and Greek aviation authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. The plane is currently grounded in Thessaloniki.