In-Flight Mobile Phone Use To Be Tested By Bmi

Wed, 27 Aug 2008

Low cost airline bmi is set to become the first carrier to allow the use of mobile phones on-board its flights .

Trials across bmi routes will begin this month, although passengers will not be able to make phone calls as of yet and restricted to sending text messages only to begin with. Texts will cost around 39p each.

However, new research by consumer group Which? has suggested that the transition to full blown in-flight mobile phone use could prove difficult.

The survey revealed that 67 per cent of passengers would find it annoying, although 40 per cent of those surveyed indicated that they would probably use their mobile phones on flights if allowed to do so.

Other airlines, including rival carrier Ryanair, have signalled their intention to carry out similar in-flight trials in the coming months.

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