BRIDEBRIDGE, CO CORK

A SENIOR Ryanair manager has admitted the airline required pilots to confirm they had no outstanding industrial relations claims against the firm before they could be considered for promotion.

A FORMER Ryanair pilot has claimed he was forced by the airline to choose between paying €15,000 himself to retrain on new aircraft or waive his right to bring grievance procedures against the airline.

A FORMER Ryanair pilot claims he was repeatedly passed over for promotion because he was among a group of pilots who had taken an industrial relations claim against the airline before the courts.