Crew member is recovering in hospital

[Ryanairflyer]

A Ryanair cabin crew member is recovering in hospital in Sweden after she fell about 3 meters (10ft) from an aircraft yesterday.

The incident, at Gothenburg’s Saeve Airport, happened at about 11am while the female attendant was standing at the rear door of the Boeing 737-800 which was preparing to depart for London’s Stansted airport.

Boarding of passengers had been completed and the mobile stairs had just been removed when the incident occurred.

It is understood the woman was closing the door when it was caught by a gust of wind and flew open. It is thought she may have been holding the door handle and was pulled from the aircraft.

Emergency services found the woman on the ground with a head injury. She is said to have been able to communicate with medics. She was taken to a local hospital but the extent of her injuries was not known last night. The flight continued to London after several hours but with only three flight attendants.

Something that does not happen everyday- I have never heard of a incident like this before, at least all Crews will now be aware, maybe some kind of safety harness will be implemented.

[EI-DCL]

Quite horrific. Let's hope she makes a quick recovery and is back to work soon!

Wasn't there an incident a few years ago at Stansted when a young child fell from the stairs whilst boarding/deboarding a plane? I'm sure I read that or something similar???