Union lawyers say Aer Lingus flight attendant's sacking over alleged airborne stand-off over bathroom proven unfair by managers' testimony
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Union lawyers say Aer Lingus flight attendant's sacking over alleged airborne stand-off over bathroom proven unfair by managers' testimony
"A sacked senior Aer Lingus flight attendant has opted not to testify or call any witnesses on his unfair dismissal claim - with his legal team saying the case had already been proven by the airline's own evidence."
"Alan O'Neill was sacked for gross misconduct over an incident aboard a delayed April 2024 flight from Marseilles to Dublin, in which he was alleged to have refused to let a passenger use the bathroom for up to 45 minutes."
Alan O’Neill, a senior Aer Lingus flight attendant, was dismissed for gross misconduct following an incident on a delayed April 2024 flight from Marseilles to Dublin. The allegation was that he refused to allow a passenger to use the bathroom for up to 45 minutes. O’Neill chose not to testify and did not call any witnesses in his unfair dismissal claim. His legal team said the case had already been proven through the airline’s own evidence. The approach indicates reliance on existing material rather than additional testimony to support his position in the proceedings.
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