Ryanair issues defamation case against pilot

Ryanair has issued defamation proceedings against the pilot who spoke about the safety of the airline on Channel 4’s Dispatches programme.

The airline dismissed its captain, John Goss, on Aug 14, following what its lawyer described as “serious, defamatory comments” made by him during the programme.

Paul Tweed, a senior partner at Johnson Solicitors, which is representing Ryanair, said those comments “impugned the integrity of the Irish aviation safety agencies, and by extension questioned Ryanair’s industry-leading safety record”.