US NTSB Probes Ryanair Malta 737 Incident After 61-Year-Old Was Nearly Sucked Out
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 20
US NTSB Probes Ryanair Malta 737 Incident After 61-Year-Old Was Nearly Sucked Out
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 20
Summary
A 61-year-old passenger was pulled back into a Ryanair Malta Boeing 737 after engine debris smashed an acrylic window on a flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen, prompting a US-led investigation.
The NTSB said last week it would lead the probe into the Boeing 737 incident, while Ryanair said it is cooperating fully and has been in contact with the passenger's family.
Neil Sorahan, Ryanair's CFO, said it was too early to discuss compensation and stressed regulators have not required any operational changes across the group's five airlines.
Ryanair said bookings remain strong into summer despite Middle East conflict concerns, even as quarterly profit fell 34% to €538 million and the airline warned of long airport queues under the EU's new entry-exit system.