Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has told the High Court that he was "taken aback" when the airline's Chief Operations Officer Peter Bellew informed him that he was joining Easyjet.
Mr O'Leary, who accepted that he had criticised Mr Bellew's overall performance in an annual review in March 2019, denied in his evidence that he wanted to get rid of Mr Bellew. He said Mr Bellew, who worked for the airline between 2006 and 2015, was rehired to deal with certain operational difficulties and with a view to deal with pilot issues.
Mr O'Leary was giving evidence on the second day of Ryanair's proceedings against Mr Bellew arising out of his decision earlier this year to leave the company at the end of this month and join Easyjet. In its action, Ryanair seeks an order requiring Mr Bellew to specifically perform his contract of employment with Ryanair, which includes the non-compete clause.
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