Michael O’Leary tells High Court he was ’surprised and shocked’ by pilots e-mail

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary told a High Court jury he was "surprised and shocked" by an email issued in 2013 by a pilots’ group which the airline claims falsely and maliciously said the company had misled investors.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary told a High Court jury he was "surprised and shocked" by an email issued in 2013 by a pilots’ group which the airline claims falsely and maliciously said the company had misled investors.

Mr O’Leary said the email issued by the Ryanair Pilots Group (RPG), which he described as "a group of non-Ryanair pilots", had been an attempt to create division between management and its pilots.