SPECIAL REPORT 'It's the next Post Office scandal': The pilots destroyed by exposure to 'toxic' air
Tom O'Riordan was descending into Dublin airport on June 5 last year when the cockpit suddenly filled with a pungent "fumey" smell. The 54-year-old was a healthy and experienced pilot who had been flying for 30 years, including 15 with Aer Lingus, but the stench left him feeling "quite unwell" as he and his co-pilot brought the aircraft in to land.