Ryanair pays sacked pilot £40,000
Ryanair has paid a former pilot £40,000 two years after he was sacked for passing fellow crew members trade union leaflets during a flight.
The British Airline Pilots Association described the out-of-court settlement for Captain James Anderson, who was claiming unfair dismissal, as a "significant victory".
Anderson, who was a BALPA member, was sacked by Ryanair on the grounds of gross misconduct after he handed out leaflets to crew during a flight from Stansted to Majorca.
The airline claimed Anderson had endangered passengers but it offered him the pay-out shortly before a three-day employment tribunal in London.
BALPA general secretary Jim McAuslan said: "We regard this as a significant victory. As a professional association representing all commercial airline pilots, BALPA is proud to support each and every member, whichever airline they fly for."
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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