Aer Lingus steward who was 'high and paranoid' over Atlantic after eating hash cookie gets sacked

AN Aer Lingus cabin crew member who ate a cookie laced with cannabis the night before he was due to work on a flight to Dublin has claimed he was unfairly dismissed by the airline.

Miguel Saez Sanchez (32) has claimed his dismissal was 'disproportionate' after he unwittingly consumed the cookie at a party in Los Angeles.

He had also taken a slimming pill, which are specifically banned in the Aer Lingus cabin crew manual.

An Employment Appeals Tribunal heard Mr Sanchez, of The Way, Dunboyne, Co Meath, thought passengers were talking about him during the Aer Lingus flight from San Francisco to Dublin on March 20, 2009.

He also believed an Aer Lingus 'plant' was taking his photograph and thought he was being attacked by fleas under his skin during the flight.

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