‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

The broken window of the Ryanair aircraft in a picture obtained from social media. An engine failure sent parts loose, which smashed the window. Photograph: Despoina Papapavlou/Reuters

A woman who saved her husband from being completely sucked out of a Ryanair plane mid-flight has said she thought as she held on to his legs: “If we die, we die together.”

Ljubisa Karović was sucked out headfirst on the flight on Friday after an engine failure resulted in parts smashing the acrylic window.