Flight attendant fired after being filmed ‘necking’ Jack Daniels on flight

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The passenger says the male flight attendant drank a miniature bottle of wine and a shot of Jack Daniels from the plane’s drinks trolley. “I asked to speak to the captain and he was furious.” Video taken by the passenger shows a male flight attendant appearing to drink minatures from the aircraft trolley. A Ryanair spokesperson told The Independent: “Lauda Europe policy, in line with European Aviation Safety Agency regulation, prohibits the consumption of alcohol by cabin or flight crew from eight hours prior to a flight duty until after the duty is complete. The cabin crew member in question no longer operates for Lauda Europe.” Essex Police said that a 26-year-old man, named as Sam Thompson, 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”.