Aer Lingus worker who had 2,000 cigarettes in luggage not unfairly dismissed, Labour Court rules

In the case, long serving cabin crew member, Dick Fagan was stopped by Custom Officers at Dublin airport after arriving off a flight from Geneva on June 25, 2015.

The Labour Court has found that a decision by Aer Lingus to sack a cabin crew member who was stopped at Dublin Airport by Customs Officers at having 50 times the permitted volumes of imported cigarettes was not unfair.

In the case, long serving cabin crew member, Dick Fagan was stopped after arriving off a flight from Geneva on June 25, 2015.