"Hi, I'm on the plane." This phrase may soon be as familiar on flights as it is on trains with the announcement on Wednesday by Ryanair that it intends to install a system on its planes to allow the use of mobile phones during flights.
Trans-Atlantic air passengers have again been hit by a flight backlog as a debate raged on the strength of U.S. intelligence on a possible al Qaeda biological, chemical or radioactive weapons threat.
The U.S. demand that armed air marshals be stationed on some U.S.-bound flights has prompted deep concerns among British pilots and staunch opposition to the move by two other airlines.
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Trans-Atlantic air passengers have again been hit by a flight backlog as a debate raged on the strength of U.S. intelligence on a possible al Qaeda biological, chemical or radioactive weapons threat.
The U.S. demand that armed air marshals be stationed on some U.S.-bound flights has prompted deep concerns among British pilots and staunch opposition to the move by two other airlines.
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