Ryanair flight attendant denies falling asleep
04.08.06
A cabin crew member put scores of passengers' lives at risk after she allegedly fell asleep on a flight to Durham Tees Valley Airport, a tribunal heard this week.
Senior attendant Vanessa Redmond, who had key security tasks to perform, is taking an unfair dismissal case against budget airline Ryanair. Ms Redmond, who was head of cabin crew, denies sleeping during the flight, which was carrying 82 passengers from Dublin to Teesside, on May 19 last year.
It is alleged she blocked off the front row of the plane, sat down in the row and began reading a 'fiction-type' book before falling asleep. Two junior crew members on the flight also claimed Ms Redmond, from Dublin, failed to carry out a final cabin safety check and delegated a critical security task.
Ms Redmond was told of the accusations against her on May 26, last year, after a complaint from a passenger, who was also the husband of a Ryanair employee. Disciplinary procedures followed, and Ms Redmond was informed of the outcome on June 30. However, she continued to work until a letter informing her of her dismissal was issued on July 4.
The hearing was adjourned until October 16.
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