Another good reason to keep your belt on.

[Jim H]

I always do.

https://news.sky.com/story/passenger-partially-suc...

[Dave Hedgehog]

you just need to hold on for under a second for the pressure to stabilise in the event of a window blowout

mythbusters confirmed this

[CountyLines]

Tell that to the hanging out the window.

[48k]

This could have been so much worse. Catastrophic engine failure, fan blade detatching punching through the nacelle and debris impacting the fuselage breaking the window.



Video of the damage - https://x.com/_stavmat/status/2075597900868997609

[limmy01]

Seat belt wouldn't do nothing if you were in the window seat, your heads still getting sucked out

[Huzzah]

How much extra do Ryanair charge for opening windows?

[borcy]

Looks like its cracked right at the root of the blade. The damage looks pretty low compared to what might have happened.