A Ryanair attendant has been fired after he was caught drinking on a flight.
The steward, who was caught in viral snaps drinking whiskey while on the plane, has been arrested and sacked after "downing booze".
A passenger told The Sun : “I don’t know what he was thinking. I asked for a drink and when he came over he said to me, ‘Shush, don’t tell anyone but I will have one, too’. Then he started necking a shot of whiskey. He also had a 187ml bottle of rosé.
“He sounded drunk and looked like he had been drinking for longer than just on the flight. I asked to speak to the captain and he was furious.”
Staff are not allowed to drink alcohol up to eight hours before, or during, a flight.
The flight attendant allegedly had 50mg per 100ml of breath - above the 35mg limit, as Birmingham Live reports.
Essex Police confirmed that the man, of Cheshunt, Herts, had been charged with “performing an aviation function, namely being a member of cabin of an aircraft during flight, when their ability to do so was impaired because of drink”.
He has been sacked by the airline and is set to appear at Chelmsford magistrates’ court on June 8.
Ryanair said the plane was being operated by sister company Lauda Europe. The airline added: “Lauda Europe has investigated a reported individual cabin crew breach of this strict policy. The cabin crew member in question no longer operates for Lauda Europe.”
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