Bono: 'I was extremely lucky' to avoid death after door fell off private jet mid-flight

The U2 musician was on board a Learjet 60 D-CGEO when the door was completely torn away from the plane mid-flight.

16:20 14 November 2014

Vertigo singer Bono has declared himself “extremely lucky” after surviving a mid-flight accident while on a two-hour trip from Dublin to Berlin. His bandmates were not on the flight.

Reports say that the Learjet 60 D-CGEO’s door was completely torn away. The U2 musician was with four friends heading to Bambi International Music Awards when the incident took place.

A source said: “He was extremely lucky, the plane could have gone down.”

“About an hour into the journey they heard a big thud coming from the rear of the plane.

“They were startled for a bit but they continued on and made the descent into Berlin airport.

“When they landed they were horrified to learn that the compartment at the rear of the plane had completely detached.

“The entire door along with Bono and his companions’ luggage had fallen out mid-air. They don’t know if the door and the contents landed over water or land but they were extremely lucky.

“They were at an altitude where anything could have happened and they are all feeling very lucky to be alive.”