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Ryanair: preliminary findings indicate a possible foreign object struck engine in Thessaloniki departure incident

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said preliminary information suggests a “foreign object” may have struck the engine of one of its Boeing aircraft on July 10 at Thessaloniki. A smashed cabin window triggered explosive decompression, partially sucking a passenger out and causing serious injury; Ryanair is also publicly reassuring customers.

Discovered 2026-07-20T03:39:44.495770-07:00 | 2026-07-20T03:39:44.495770-07:00

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The cluster centers on a serious cabin-window failure and explosive decompression during takeoff, with Ryanair attributing initial indications to a potential foreign-object event impacting the engine.
It raises immediate operational and safety questions for Boeing-aircraft operators about the chain from engine events to structural window integrity.
With Ryanair actively reassuring customers after the incident, executives need to monitor how the carrier frames likely cause and communicates safety confidence while investigations develop.

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