Sacked Ryanair pilot awarded €46k

A FORMER Ryanair pilot said he was “delighted” as he accepted a payout of £40,000 (€46,269) from the airline after he was sacked for handing out a union recruitment leaflet.

Captain James Anderson, 45, took the case of unfair dismissal to an employment tribunal, and the low-cost operator offered the cash within hours of the case starting.

Mr Anderson, who had worked for the Ryanair since 2001, was backed by the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa).