Ryanair sacks staff who 'spent night on airport floor' in Spain

Six Ryanair cabin crew members pictured sleeping on the floor of a Spanish airport office last month have been sacked, the airline says. The image, which Ryanair said was staged, was widely shared online. A Portuguese union that represents airline crews criticised the airline. The staff were dismissed for gross misconduct, a Ryanair spokesman said. Over 20 crew members were stranded in Malaga airport when their Porto-bound flights were diverted Oct 14. However Ryanair said that despite the issues, "no crew slept on the floor". "The crew spent a short period of time in the crew room before being moved to a VIP lounge, and returned to Porto the next day," the company said. Ryanair said the photo led to media reports that damaged the company's reputation and "caused an irreparable breach of trust with these 6 persons". <br/>