Ljubisa Karovic, 61, suffered neck and shoulder injuries during a July 10 flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen, after the window broke. He previously said he was still strapped into his seat.

Speaking to the press following the Ryanair annual general meeting in Dublin yesterday, O’Leary repeatedly disputed suggestions that any part of Karovic’s body had emerged from the window.

He was “certainly sucked towards the window, but he didn’t get out the window,” he said.

He added: “We don’t think any part of his body got out the window, but he was certainly sucked in very dramatic circumstances towards the window.”

The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.