The cabin crew member brought an unfair dismissal case before the Workplace Relations Commission

File image of an Aer Lingus plane at Dublin Airport. Photo: Getty

File image of an Aer Lingus plane at Dublin Airport. Photo: Getty

A sacked Aer Lingus attendant has been accused of refusing to let a passenger on a delayed flight use the bathroom in a stand-off over alleged bad language from the man while boarding.

One of the complainant’s colleagues told the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Tuesday that the passenger – a man in his 30s – was reduced to tears by the time he got a chance to go.