Cheap airfare king Ryanair is rocking one of its terriffic European airfare sales: loads of 1 penny and 49¢ seats until Thursday (October 26). The plus plus (taxes and fees) won't exceed $30.17, according to Ryanair's site.
In another Ryanair development that may not be great news, depending on your point of view, the budget Euro airline has announced that it will begin allowing cell phones inflight in 2008. Several surveys have shown that most US passengers, at least, don't ever want cell phones allowed on planes inflight, and many frequent travelers can see why. CEO of Dutch phone company OnAir George Cooper told the UK Guardian that most people want to use their own phones in flight, but "...they just don't want to be next to other people using theirs." A chorus of voices saying, "We've just landed," as soon as allowed after that happens (you can currently use cell phones on most airlines when planes are on the ground) is already standard; now, you'll be listening to folks delivering play-by-play commentary ("I'm on the plane") for the duration of a Ryanair flight. Ryanair tends to be ahead of the curve on trends -- budget European airline BMI is talking (on cell phones, we'll bet) with OnAir about in-flight roaming charges, and Air France already allows silent texting on mobiles in flight.
Potential in-air annoyance-causing factor aside, remember that using a cell phone abroad can be a spendy propositio-- the internet and wifi are hit and miss in most of Europe, so consider sending an actual snail mail letter, which folks from home can hang onto and re-read when missing you.
Buy Ryanair sale tickets 14 days in advance and fly between February 27 and April 27; blackout dates exist (like holidays and Fridays).
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