article_snippet.sent: An investigation is underway after two passengers were allegedly seen making frequent visits to the cockpit during a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Berlin Schönefeld.
article_snippet.sent: Two women, who were believed to be off-duty Ryanair members of staff wearing their staff lanyards, were passengers on the plane and were not wearing Two women, who were believed to be off-duty Ryanair members of staff wearing their staff lanyards uniform.
article_snippet.sent: The Irish Aviation Authority are investigating after two female passengers were allowed in the cockpit of a Ryanair flight mid-flight .
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to Independent.ie a passenger named Bridget who was travelling on a Ryanair flight mid-flight spoke of how once the plane had taken off, two women were spotted coming out of the cockpit.
article_snippet.sent: Ryanair has since confirmed there were a total of three off-duty workers on board a Ryanair flight mid-flight.
article_snippet.sent: a passenger named Bridget who was travelling on the flight also claimed she had seen two womendrinking in the airport' before a Ryanair flight mid-flight.
article_snippet.sent: The actions of the two women in visiting the cockpit, who have since been revealed as off-duty Ryanair staff, left fellow passengers on board concerned (file photo, not actual cockpit) '
article_snippet.sent: A Ryanair spokesperson told MailOnline Travel: 'A Ryanair spokesperson have investigated this matter.
article_snippet.sent: These were three Ryanair employees travelling off duty. '
article_snippet.sent: All three were wearing their Ryanair ID and were known to the flight crew. '
article_snippet.sent: In general access to the cockpit is restricted to operational staff, including staff passengers, provided operational staff, including staff passengers are known to the Commander.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Two women permitted into cockpit of Ryanair flight to Berlin, Germany .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Ryanair state the women were off-duty staff, and have investigated .
  