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Feb. 20th, 2009
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"Hello, I'm on the plane..."
Feb. 20th, 2009 07:04 pmRyanair launches mobile phone service
Ryanair has become the first British or Irish airline to allow mobile phones calls during flights. But, as you might expect, it comes at a fair price!
"Passengers on board today's 10am service from Gatwick to Dublin were able to make and receive voice calls, text messages and emails.
Although Ryanair has been keen to introduce the system since last year, it has been waiting for authorisation from European regulators.
The airline has indicated that it intends to roll the service out across its fleet of 170 aircraft within 18 months.
"Today's launch is the first step to offering in-flight mobile phone services on board our entire fleet," said Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary. "We expect customer demand for the service to grow rapidly."
Calls will cost between £1.50 and £3 per minute, text messages will cost 40 pence each and emails will cost between £1 and £2. Only customers of 02 will be able to use the service, although Ryanair says that all other network providers will sign up."
Ryanair has become the first British or Irish airline to allow mobile phones calls during flights. But, as you might expect, it comes at a fair price!
"Passengers on board today's 10am service from Gatwick to Dublin were able to make and receive voice calls, text messages and emails.
Although Ryanair has been keen to introduce the system since last year, it has been waiting for authorisation from European regulators.
The airline has indicated that it intends to roll the service out across its fleet of 170 aircraft within 18 months.
"Today's launch is the first step to offering in-flight mobile phone services on board our entire fleet," said Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary. "We expect customer demand for the service to grow rapidly."
Calls will cost between £1.50 and £3 per minute, text messages will cost 40 pence each and emails will cost between £1 and £2. Only customers of 02 will be able to use the service, although Ryanair says that all other network providers will sign up."
Changes to Travel Dundee Services 15 & 17
Feb. 20th, 2009 07:07 pmFollowing problems with passenger reaction to the changes to these routes last winter, a revised route and timetable will start on Sunday 1st March 2009. Service 15 will run four times an hour Monday to Saturday daytimes, Service 17 will operate every 30 minutes daytimes and evenings, seven days a week.
Both Service 15 and 17 will serve Peebles Drive on journeys from Whitfield, and buses will operate via Whitfield Shops and Berwick Drive in both directions. Services 15 and 17 will then both run via Douglas Road, Asda, and then down Longtown Street, before picking up the existing route at Happyhillock Road near Happyhillock Walk. Service 15 and 17 will both serve the whole length of Pitkerro Road (15 will no longer serve Pitarlie Road at all), then 17 will run via Dura Street, Dens Road and Victoria Road in both directions, where the 15 will run via King Street to the City, and via Victoria Road, Dens Road and Dura Street on the way back. In Commercial Street, both the 15 and the 17 will pick up from the bus stop outside the Early Learning Centre. After Whitehall Street/before Crichton Street, Service 17 will run every 30 minutes via Lochee Road, Tullideph Road, Ancrum Road, Charleston Drive, Ninewells Hospital, Westgate Health Centre, the Medipark, Technology Park, Lynch Centre, to South Road at Tesco.
(I got my copy of the registration document today, so I've scanned it, and added it to DundeeBuses.info - click here for full details of the new route and timetable).
Both Service 15 and 17 will serve Peebles Drive on journeys from Whitfield, and buses will operate via Whitfield Shops and Berwick Drive in both directions. Services 15 and 17 will then both run via Douglas Road, Asda, and then down Longtown Street, before picking up the existing route at Happyhillock Road near Happyhillock Walk. Service 15 and 17 will both serve the whole length of Pitkerro Road (15 will no longer serve Pitarlie Road at all), then 17 will run via Dura Street, Dens Road and Victoria Road in both directions, where the 15 will run via King Street to the City, and via Victoria Road, Dens Road and Dura Street on the way back. In Commercial Street, both the 15 and the 17 will pick up from the bus stop outside the Early Learning Centre. After Whitehall Street/before Crichton Street, Service 17 will run every 30 minutes via Lochee Road, Tullideph Road, Ancrum Road, Charleston Drive, Ninewells Hospital, Westgate Health Centre, the Medipark, Technology Park, Lynch Centre, to South Road at Tesco.
(I got my copy of the registration document today, so I've scanned it, and added it to DundeeBuses.info - click here for full details of the new route and timetable).
More Phones On A Plane!
Feb. 20th, 2009 08:47 pmFurther to my previous post, I've found this page on the Ryanair website... only method of transport where the cost of a phone call is more than the actual flight...
Stay connected during the flight
Be reachable by loved ones, friends & business colleagues
Ryanair is equipping its fleet with a mobile phone system. If you see a Phone Use Permitted sign on the aircraft, simply switch on your mobile phone or BlackBerry when the sign is green.
You can then make and receive calls, and send and receive text messages. The inflight mobile service is an international roaming service, so don’t forget to dial + or 00 followed by the country code.
You can also catch up on email during the flight, from your smartphone (e.g. BlackBerry, iPhone, HTC) or from a laptop equipped with GPRS connectivity.
Your onboard communications will appear on your usual mobile phone invoice. Your home provider sets the rates. Typical prices are about €0.50 for text messages; between €2.00 and €3.00 per minute to make and receive calls; and between €1.00 and €1.50 for an email session without major file transfer (100 KB). Prepaid is also supported. Switching on your phone and receiving text messages is free.