New airline with UK flights will have its own ‘sky pub' onboard

The Sun

23-04-2025

Kara Godfrey, Deputy Travel Editor
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A NEW start-up airline launching flights from the UK has revealed a first look at their new cabins.
First announced back in 2021, Global Airlines is set to offer transatlantic flights from the UK.
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The first flight - taking off next month - will be from Glasgow to New York.
This won't be on their official aircraft however, and will instead be with Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly.
But the airline has since revealed a first look at what to expect from their economy class cabin dubbed the Global Traveller.
New images show a 3-4-3 layout, meaning 10 seats per row across the cabin.
The beige seats are off-set with a deep red cushion, similar to the Global Airlines branding colour.
It isn't clear what other amenities will be offered, such as inflight entertainment screens or amenity kits.
And in a separate video, the airline revealed an onboard 'sky pub'.
The video shows someone walking up to the second deck of the double decker plane, with an interior compartment that simply says 'sky pub'.
Little else is known about what will be served onboard, although it was previously suggested this could include " champagne in economy".
Founder James Asquith explained on social media: "I'm really proud of what we have done in a short space of time, and of course, this is just the start for us.
Airline launches world-first onboard suites that are five windows long
"Remember the first product on Virgin in the early days…it only got better and better with time.
"To do more would mean a multi-year wait, and we can't wait to get flying, but I couldn't be happier with our Global Traveller (economy) cabin."
He added in regards to the sky pub: "A fun idea that we came up with, and this is, in my opinion the best thing about the extra space that the A380 affords you.
"We will certainly add more as we go, but for anyone that is familiar with Major Mods on an aircraft, you're looking at many years to certify bigger social spaces and bars, so we will develop our social spaces even more when we have more aircraft in the sky."
One person said: "Looks more like premium economy seats!"
Another agreed: "Looks very comfortable."
You might have to start saving if you want to be on that first flight, however.
The tickets, which went on sale earlier this month, currently cost around £778 return when in economy.
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This is almost double the price that Virgin Atlantic are currently offering, which is around £401 (albeit flying from Edinburgh rather than Glasgow).
The price does, however, include checked luggage, unlike the basic Virgin fare.
Business class seats are around £3,700 while first class costs around £7,127.
The airline won't have premium economy seats, with the founder previously saying it "only financially benefits airlines [...] not the passenger".
The first flight will take off from Glasgow at 11am on May 15, landing at JFK Airport around seven hours later.
A second UK flight will then operate from Manchester on May 17,
James previously claimed the airline would return passengers to the "golden age of flying".
He told the Times last year: 'People are sick and tired of the service they get on current airlines. We will be better.'
Luggage Rules for Major Airlines
British Airways
Cabin Baggage: 1 cabin bag (max 56 x 45 x 25 cm) and 1 personal item (max 40 x 30 x 15 cm), total weight up to 23 kg.
Checked Baggage: Economy allows 1 bag up to 23 kg. Premium Economy, Business, and First Class allow more.
EasyJet
Cabin Baggage: 1 small cabin bag (max 45 x 36 x 20 cm), no weight limit but must fit under the seat.
Checked Baggage: Fees apply, up to 23 kg per bag. Passengers can pay for additional weight up to 32 kg.
Ryanair
Cabin Baggage: 1 small bag (max 40 x 20 x 25 cm). Priority boarding allows an additional larger cabin bag (max 55 x 40 x 20 cm, up to 10 kg).
Checked Baggage: Fees apply, options for 10 kg or 20 kg bags.
Virgin Atlantic
Cabin Baggage: Economy and Premium allow 1 cabin bag (max 56 x 36 x 23 cm, up to 10 kg). Upper Class allows 2 bags.
Checked Baggage: Economy Light has no checked baggage. Economy Classic, Delight, and Premium allow at least 1 bag up to 23 kg. Upper Class allows 2 bags.
Emirates
Cabin Baggage: Economy allows 1 bag (max 55 x 38 x 20 cm, up to 7 kg). Business and First Class allow 2 bags (total up to 12 kg).
Checked Baggage: Economy Class varies by fare type (from 20 kg to 35 kg). Business and First Class allow up to 40 kg and 50 kg respectively.
Another start-up airline launching flights it Riyadh Air, who hopes to have an "100-destination" network, including to and from the UK.
And here's another airline launching it's first UK flights this year.
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