Ryanair denies ‘ambush’ in unfair dismissal case

A FORMER Ryanair executive has denied that the airline “ambushed” an air hostess who was sacked for gross misconduct by not giving her prior notice of allegations made against her by other cabin crew.

Vanessa Redmond is claiming she was unfairly dismissed by Ryanair after complaints she failed to carry out security checks on a flight between Dublin and Durham on May 19, 2005, because she had fallen asleep.

Áine McKevitt, a former employee relations coordinator with Ryanair, told the Employment Appeals Tribunal yesterday that she first outlined three of seven allegations made against Ms Redmond to her at a disciplinary meeting held on June 8 last year.