Ryanair attendant injured after falling 3m from rear door of jet
A Ryanair cabin crew member is recovering in hospital in Sweden after she fell about 3 meters (10ft) from an aircraft yesterday.
The incident, at Gothenburg’s Saeve Airport, happened at about 11am while the female attendant was standing at the rear door of the Boeing 737-800 which was preparing to depart for London’s Stansted airport.
Boarding of passengers had been completed and the mobile stairs had just been removed when the incident occurred.
It is understood the woman was closing the door when it was caught by a gust of wind and flew open. It is thought she may have been holding the door handle and was pulled from the aircraft.
Emergency services found the woman on the ground with a head injury. She is said to have been able to communicate with medics. She was taken to a local hospital but the extent of her injuries was not known last night. The flight continued to London after several hours but with only three flight attendants.
A Ryanair spokesman said: “Ryanair operates over 1,500 flights per day and does not comment on minor incidents.”
PAT FLYNN
http://www.irishtimes.com
NON, ce n’est jamais un « incident mineur », ni même seulement un « incident ».
Deux de nos collègues ont perdu la vie à AF en tombant, pour l’une d’une passerelle qui a été retirée de l’avion sans vérifier si la porte de l’avion été fermée, Laurence Brenier Claude, et pour l’autre en tombant de l’espace entre l’avion et un camion hôtelier chargé du ravitaillement, Éric Piel.
Nous n’oublierons jamais nos collègues et nous souhaitons à cette malheureuse Hôtesse de Ryanair de se remettre très vite de cet « accident » du travail et nous souhaitons que toute la lumière soit faite sur les causes de cet accident. Pour cela il faut des représentants des salariés et des syndicats, toutes choses INTERDITES chez RYANAIR.
Vite, un peu de démocratie sociale chez RYANAIR, tout le monde s’en portera mieux !
