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Sat 02 Feb 2009Dial S for silence as Ryanair begins mid-air phone service
WITH 40 cent texts and call fees of €2 to €3 per minute, the mid-air mobile phone service launched on some Ryanair aircraft could turn out to be a financial success – but it may not be a winning public relations move, judging from reactions this week during one of the first flights to feature the service.
“It’s an absolute nightmare – you can tell Mr O’Leary that,” said one irate Stansted-to-Dublin passenger, who tutted and rolled her eyes as a Ryanair public relations officer spoke into his phone in the row behind her.
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