GLOBAL Airlines has taken off from Glasgow Airport after promising to make travel less painful – here is everything that the airline claims to offer.
aims to offer flights that have better service and are less stressful than other airlines’ – with added luxuries on board including champagne and caviar onboard.
The British airline’s maiden flight, with an A380 plane, heading for JFK, was due to set off at 11am today, but was slightly delayed and finally took off at 11:34am.
the founded of Global Airlines, has promised to “take passengers back to the Golden Age of Travel, reinvigorating the onboard experience with elevated service”;;.
The 36-year-old has promised that it will be a new era of flying.
He said: “People are sick and tired of the service they get on current airlines. We will be better.”;;
He added that he is “constantly bewildered and disappointed by the poor experiences he has encountered aboard hundreds of
Instead, Global Airlines hopes to give passengers “the best experience in the sky”;; and get “fast relief from the aches and pains associated with commercial air travel”;;.
According to The Independent, 170 seats out of a possible 506 are occupied on today’s flight.
In addition, one passenger paid £2,999 for a ticket but was upgraded to first-class upon check-in.
Other passengers reportedly requested to pay for an upgrade, but were given it free of charge.
It is also rumoured that for the inaugural flight cost £40,000.
In 2013, Asquith became the youngest person to travel to every country in the world at 24-years-old.
However, he has now been overtaken by age 23.
Asquith previously worked in investment banking for eight years, before launching the Holiday Swap website – which is partially funding the Global Airlines project.
The airline currently owns two European-built A380s and the one that is serviceable is 12 years old.
The other, a 16-year-old SuperJumbo formerly flown by Singapore Airlines, is still stored at Lourdes in southwest .
Global Airlines currently only has four transatlantic flights planned and has promised scheduled flights from Gatwick to the US, but does not have the necessary permits or slots.
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