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Europe’s biggest airline has sacked its chief pilot after an investigation uncovered several alleged instances of “inappropriate behaviour” towards female colleagues.
Aidan Murray, 58, was fired on Tuesday evening after accusations emerged of his “unacceptable behaviour” towards other junior pilots at Ryanair.
The carrier’s chief people officer Darrell Hughes confirmed the dismissal in a staff memo, saying a probe into Murray found “a pattern of repeated and unacceptable behaviour”.
Mr Hughes wrote: “We regret to advise all of you that last evening we terminated with immediate effect the employment of the Ryanair DAC Chief Pilot.
“This decision follows an investigation over recent days which identified a pattern of repeated inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour towards a number of female junior pilots, which was in breach of our anti-harassment policy.
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Ryanair is Europe's biggest airline (Getty Images)“We are determined to ensure that all our people can come to work in a safe and secure environment.
“We would ask all of you to respect the privacy and integrity of those brave individuals who came forward to assist us in this investigation.”
Murray was appointed chief pilot in 2020. The role normally requires individuals to oversee the actions of all pilots, ground personnel, and flight attendants.
A Ryanair spokesperson said: “We do not comment on queries relating to individual employees.”