(Filed: 01/02/2005)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/02/01/cnryan101.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/02/01/ixcity.html

Ryanair`s new in-flight entertainment system, launched in September, is proving ``disappointing`` and could be axed.

The airline has been testing a new digeplayer. Portable and battery-powered, it stores films, cartoons, sitcoms and sports programmes on its hard disk. Ryanair has been renting them out for €7 (£5) per flight on five of its 77 planes, but admitted take up had been just ``3pc-4pc`` of passengers.

Michael Cawley, deputy chief executive, said lack of content in languages other than English was a problem.

``Unless we see an improvement, we will not roll out the system,`` said chief executive Michael O`Leary.