Bono and four of his friends are "feeling lucky to be alive" after the door of a private jet they were travelling on yesterday fell off mid-flight.
The U2 star was on board the Learjet 60 D-CGEO and was travelling from Dublin to Berlin when the incident occurred.
The band are due to be honoured at the Bambi International Music awards in the German capital tonight, but Bono had flown out ahead of the rest of the group to attend a diplomatic function with the German minister of economic cooperation and development, Gerd Mueller.
However when the flight Bono and his friends where on reached the German coast, flying at about 8,000ft, the tailgate of the plane became detached.
A source close to U2 told The Daily Mail: "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."
Officials at the airport in Berlin have confirmed that the private jet landed with damage to its tailgate but it is up to the police to decide if there will be an official investigation into the incident.
