Attn: All UK Pilots
From:P***R B****w
Date:18 June 2009
Re: Captain Dismissal UK
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
A UK based Ryanair Captain was dismissed earlier today for gross misconduct. The
Captain in question took it upon himself to routinely distribute union membership
forms and actively encourage Cabin Crew during duty time and on the flight deck to
join the T&G union. This is completely unacceptable behaviour for a Captain and in
my view a potentially serious safety issue.
What people do outside of the workplace is their own business - we are running an
airline here and we expect our crew to discharge their duties in full and not to be
involved in any union activity during working hours that could distract our people from their
normal duties and potentially impact on passenger safety.
P***r B****w
Deputy Director - Flight Operations