EU Commission sanctions the use of mobile phones on flights - hopefully the roaming charges from 30, 000 feet in the air as well as the means the airports use to make a buck from this development will keep mobile use at a minimun. Interestingly, a representative of a company who provide air phone technology pointed out on Morning Ireland that the aircrafts captain will be able to control the voice element of our mobiles, potentially putting a block on their use at various stages in a flight and also only 12 people at a time will be able to use their mobiles while in transit.