A flight attendant from Lauda Europe was arrested last Wednesday after a flight from Rzeszow to London-Stansted operated on behalf of Ryanair. The steward is accused of using the onboard bar during the flight and of drinking wine and whiskey, among other things.

According to local media reports, the Lauda Europe employee is said to have even shared the alcohol with a passenger and had himself photographed in obscene scenes. Of course, the photos were also posted on the Internet. Other passengers and his flight attendant colleagues have informed the responsible captain, who has taken appropriate measures.

After landing in Stansted, the man was taken away by the executive and, according to the police, will have to answer before the responsible regional court on June 8, 2022. He is accused of a serious interference with aviation security, because there is an absolute ban on alcohol for flying personnel. Although the former crew member - Lauda Europe has given the man immediate dismissal - is presumed innocent, he himself provided appropriate evidence in the form of photos. Eyewitnesses - passengers and other flight attendants - also confirm the incident.

Ryanair and its subsidiary Lauda Europe, which has a base at London Stansted Airport, find this alcohol abuse extremely unpleasant. So there was no hesitation and the steward was dismissed without notice on the same day. Reference is also made to the internal group regulations: Flying personnel are strictly forbidden to drink even a drop of alcohol within eight hours before their shift. Anyone who disregards this and gets caught will lose their job.

“Lauda Europe has investigated a reported breach of this strict guideline by an individual cabin crew member on a flight from Rzeszow to Stansted (May 18). The member of the cabin crew in question no longer works for Lauda Europe,” said a Lauda Europe spokesman.

It is still unclear what criminal consequences the now former flight attendant can expect. First, on June 8, 2022, there will be a hearing before an examining magistrate. In the United Kingdom, such misconduct in aviation is punishable by imprisonment, which, depending on the verdict, can also be unconditional.