Ryanair sacks workers who travelled in toilets

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair has sacked two of its workers who sat in an overcrowded plane's toilets for a flight from Spain because there were no other seats.


The captain of the packed flight from Girona, near Barcelona, to Dublin airport resigned after he gave the two cabin crew permission.


"This is the first such incident of staff travelling on an already full aircraft in the 20-year history of Ryanair," the company said in a statement on Friday.


"As a result of this investigation, the captain has tendered his resignation from the airline with immediate effect."


The Irish Aviation Authority has launched an investigation.