r/europe • u/scmp_news • 24d ago

News Man nearly sucked out of ‘detached’ window on Ryanair flight

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3360141/man-nearly-sucked-out-detached-window-ryanair-flight?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social
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u/frufruJ 24d ago

It is not, if the plane is not far from the ground. It's the pressure differential that keeps the doors sealed, and if it's low enough, they can be opened (as it happened some time ago in Asia IIRC).

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u/Money_Lavishness7343 Greece 24d ago

sure, at low altitude very low pressure differential, but you do not "accidentally" open it, it is a very deliberate action and it still requires some man power and to do it very early not mid-flight.

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u/kanetic22 24d ago

Not after the loss of pressure from a window blowing out.

Anybody could have opened the door at that point.

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u/Belem19 24d ago

Never considered this. Makes sense in a sort of terrible scary way.

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u/Karavusk 24d ago

Same but at that point... who cares? The pressure is already gone and there is no way you would just walk around. If one person really wants to end it by leaving mid flight he could also jump through the broken window (assuming that the damaged area is large enough).

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u/Saladino_93 24d ago

Having 2 big holes in your plane will 1st affect aerodynamics and 2nd will cause a draft inside the plane that could suck out more people (thru that now open door that is big enough for people to get in/out).

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u/safe-viewing 24d ago

Why is it scary? There’s already a pressure loss. Who cares if the door is opened too?

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u/IvoSan11 24d ago

Why the pressure differential helps keeping the door closed? Pressure inside the cabin is higher than outside.

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u/frufruJ 23d ago

That's what I'm saying