Ryanair | 'If they could replace workers with a computer they would'

Comments from an ex-Ryanair Pilot have highlighted how some employees feel the budget airline values them - as well as hinting at how workers feel about automation and job security.

Jim Atkinson, a former pilot at the firm, was quoted in The Mirror as saying: “If they could replace pilots with a computer, replace cabin crew with a machine, you know when you’re working there they would do that.”

The national newspaper also reported that the pilot had a long-running dispute with the airline over working conditions before he was fired from the employment agency that he worked for Ryanair through.

He added that pilots at Ryanair feel detested.