Man sucked out of Ryanair flight hits ‘rock bottom’ as he breaks his silence after nearly dying at 20,000ft

A RYANAIR passenger who was sucked head-first out of a cabin window has broken his silence to describe the “nightmare” ordeal. Ljubiša Karović, 61, said he has hit “rock bottom” and cannot face going on a plane after being hurled halfway out of an aircraft window on a flight from Germany to Greece. Ljubiša (left) was sucked out of a plane window while his wife Svetlana (right) clung onto his leg Credit: Facebook The smashed window yanked the unsuspecting passenger out up to his shoulders Credit: Reuters Broken pieces of jet engine had smashed a hole into the plane window and the drop in cabin pressure yanked the Serbian man outside head-first – where he was battered by 370m/h winds as his wife clung to his legs. Now, the dad-of-two – who his lawyer described as “being alive by mistake” – has described what happened during his plane trip from hell. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! “The explosion is what I remember” said Ljubiša, who was awoken from his nap in window seat 11F by the unfolding catastrophe. In an interview with German newspaper Bild he said: “I had blood all over me, blood was dripping from my face and my hands. “As soon as I close my eyes, images appear of the nightmare I experienced. Those few minutes, it is simply a nightmare, which I cannot explain with words. “I am not even contemplating getting on another flight. Every time I hear an airplane, I get stress and a fever. I am not well at all when I hear an airplane.” The dad-of-two is now in a neck brace with burns on his back and right hand. He was also temporarily paralysed – and his head had swollen while he suffered damage to his right ear and eye. Most read in The Sun Terrified flyers tried to block the window with luggage Credit: Reuters The nightmare ordeal has also left psychological scars as the Serbian mourns: “Now everything is bothering me.” “Mentally, I have hit rock bottom. It has an effect on both my work and family. It is a complete upheaval in my life. “I have no concentration. My attention can’t be focused on anything. That means I’m simply not functioning properly.’ But in an interview with The Guardian, he admitted: “I am lucky. “I believe in God and I thank him every day.” Ljubiša added: “And, yes, there should be compensation too. Not only emails that have focused on rebooking the flight.” With a smile, he offered flyers one bit of advice: “Always make sure to wear your seatbelt. I don’t want anyone to suffer what happened to me.” The shock accident began with a deafening bang, according to witnesses. Terrified passengers were screaming as the pilot repeatedly yelled “emergency!” over the intercom. Emergency masks dropped from the ceiling as one shaken witness recalled that the Serbian national’s head was “completely out of the plane”. His wife Svetlana Grković clung to his leg for one-and-a-half minutes while her husband was battered by winds, thinking “if we die, we die together”. She added that one man helped block the gaping hole in the jet by first trying to cover it with a bag – which spiralled off into the sky – before permanently blocking the window with a suitcase. While Ljubiša was rushed to hospital, the Ryanair pilot was reportedly left crying on the tarmac. The man’s lawyer, Vasilis Tsiaras, previously slammed the airline for failing to reach out to their shaken clients. He told The Sun: “They didn’t say anything. They show no remorse.” Ryanair did not provide a comment when approached by The Sun. The investigation into what exactly happened on the flight is still ongoing. Comment now