Bono's plane door falls off mid-flight

DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Bono and his friends had a scare after the rear door fell off the private leer jet they were on during a trip from Dublin to Berlin.

The plane was flying at about 8,000 feet on the German coast when the rear door where the luggage was stored became 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," a source close to Bono told the Daily Mail.

Bono's U2 bandmates were not on the plane and were planning to meet him in Berlin.

"There can be many reasons for this incident. Either something broke on the door or the door wasn't closed properly. Those are the usual problems that occur," said Germout Freitag of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation.

The plane never lost pressurization so the passengers were at very little risk.

After arriving safely in Germany, Bono met with country's special representative for the fight against Ebola.

GER Special Representative #Lindner exchanged with #Bono in Berlin about the fight against #Ebola today. @ONECampaign pic.twitter.com/GwtOdQFoGV

— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) November 12, 2014