Holidaymaker gets the shock of his life when a window frame of the Ryanair flight he is on falls into his lap

  • Laurence Gibson was on a Ryanair flight from Gdanksk, Poland to Stansted
  • The aircraft was coming into land when the window reveal fell on his lap 
  • He started crying hysterically and clutching the hand of his partner Matt 

By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline

Published: 10:33 EST, 29 July 2015 | Updated: 17:34 EST, 29 July 2015

A holidaymaker was left shocked after a plane's window frame fell on to his lap as the Ryanair flight came into land.

Laurence Gibson was on board the aircraft as it came into land at London Stansted airport on Sunday.

But the 37-year-old teaching assistant says he was left traumatised after the window reveal fell on him as the aircraft touched down.

Laurence Gibson holds the loose plane reveal, which fell into his lap when the Ryanair flight he was travelling on came into land at London Stansted

Laurence Gibson holds the loose plane reveal, which fell into his lap when the Ryanair flight he was travelling on came into land at London Stansted

Mr Gibson, who was coming back from a week-long holiday in Gdasnk, Poland with his partner Matt, said: 'It was the scariest moment of my life.

'I'm a nervous flyer as it is but this has just made it worse. As soon as we touched down the inside of the window just fell into my lap.

'Landin is the worst part for me and I was already clutching Matt's hand before.

'I was absolutely hysterical for a while.'

Mr Gibson had paid £144 for the return flight to Poland, which took place in the first week of his summer holidays.

The flight was booked through Ryanair but was being operated by Air Explore.

Mr Gibson, who was coming back from a week-long holiday in Gdasnk, Poland with his partner Matt, said: 'It was the scariest moment of my life' 

Mr Gibson, who was coming back from a week-long holiday in Gdasnk, Poland with his partner Matt, said: 'It was the scariest moment of my life' 

Ryanair say they have noted the dislodging of the window reveal and asked the operator of the flight to ensure it does not happen again

Ryanair say they have noted the dislodging of the window reveal and asked the operator of the flight to ensure it does not happen again

He added: 'The plane looked a little dilapidated not the usual Ryanair standards.

'To be fair to the staff though, they were really nice about it. They couldn't apologise enough.'

A spokeswoman for Ryanair confirmed the window reveal had fell, saying they have asked Air Explore to investigate.

The spokeswoman explained: 'We note the dislodging of this window reveal, which is used only to protect the window from scratches. 

'We have asked the operator of this lease-in aircraft (Air Explore) to ensure that it does not recur.'

 

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