According to the BBC Ryanair have announced a deal that will let passengers make calls on mobile phones and use PDA’s and Blackberries whilst in flight. This will probably increase the number of business travellers using Ryanair, but prove to be unpopular with those that dislike mobile ringtones.

Passengers will be charged a roaming fee by mobile service provider, with Ryanair taking a slice of the income after it has signed up Onair, part owned by Airbus maker EADS, to allow mobile use on all its Boeing 737 aircraft.

If it gets approved, the scheme will be introduced by the middle of next year. As a traveller I have a problem with this – whilst it is great to keep in touch with family and friends, I don’t fancy being sat next to someone on the plane, who is continuously talking, or spending 2 hours listening to the annoying ringtones.

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