Mobile use will be allowed on Ryanair flights

Ryanair passengers should be able to use their mobile phones or Blackberries on board flights next year.

The airline has signed a deal with Onair, part owned by Airbus maker EADS.

If it gets regulatory approval, the service will be introduced next summer.

Passengers on all its Boeing 737 aircraft will be charged a roaming fee, with part of the income going to Ryanair.

By Bev Fearis