Ryanair steward sacked after ‘mystery’ audit

Mystery passengers hired by Ryanair to assess the sales procedures of the airline’s cabin crew identified serious safety breaches by one employee during two flights in 2009.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has ruled that the airline did not unfairly sack a senior cabin crew member, Giuseppe Vairo, after his performance was assessed by one of the company’s “auditors”.

The tribunal heard that Ryanair staff were aware of the existence of mystery passengers but not of their identity.