An Irish judge has awarded Ryanair an injunction to prevent
the destruction of web site user data in a court battle over the
identities of its pilots who criticised the airline's working
practices in an on-line forum for Ryanair pilots, according to The
Guardian.
The forum belongs to the Ryanair European Pilots' Association
(REPA), a body set up last October by the two largest pilot
organisations with members flying with the company, the British
Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) and the Irish Airline Pilots'
Association (IALPA).
The Guardian reports that the site operators have been ordered
not to destroy the codenames of the pilots who made the comments
which, according to Ryanair, included posts from pilots suggesting
"criminal activity" against the airline and its employees.
The unions yesterday accused Ryanair of attacking free
speech.
