Global Airlines is the newest long-haul airline in the world, and there’s some pretty fancy features for everyone on board.
Taking off from 2024, the new airline will use the “world’s most comfortable aircrafts”, A380s, The Hoot reports, with a fleet of four currently available and more set to arrive next year, and the idea that everyone will be able to experience luxury travel, even with an economy ticket.
The plan is to keep those tickets affordable – with Global tellingThe Independent that prices will be “in line with, if not cheaper” than those set by other carriers”.
Based at London Gatwick, the company plans to take to the skies flying to New York JFK by mid-2024, and go on to add a route from Gatwick to Los Angeles next year.
Global Airlines founder and CEO James Asquith, who is a travel personality and serial entrepreneur, says he designed the airlines to provide “outstanding customer experience”, and is aiming to “raise the bar in the world of aviation”.
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New airline to launch in the UK with free champagne for every passenger / Credit: Global Airlines
Asquith had visited 196 countries by the age of just 24, and aims to “right the wrongs” he experienced on flights in the past by drawing inspiration from his own travels.
“Once you get used to Global Airlines, it is very hard to go back to anything else,” Asquith claimed.
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Notable features that will apparently make Global Airlines different from its competitors include being driven by a chauffeur to airports as part of the ticket price, and in-flight champagne for all passengers, thanks to a new partnership from Laurent Perrier.
Speaking to Inflight about the new Laurent Perrier partnership, Asquith said: “It is a brand that is known the world over, and our intention is to offer LP brands to passengers across our three cabins, and, if we can make it work, that absolutely includes in economy.”
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Eventually Global Airlines plans to have 15-20 planes within the first two years, and expand “pretty aggressively” from there.
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The airlines first transatlantic flights are expected by Spring 2024, and with a new partnership with American Express, loyal card members with the an AMEX will be among the first to be able to purchase tickets for all three cabins.
You can find out more about the new airline on the Global Airlines website here.
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Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets this Bonfire Night
Emily Sergeant
Classic FM will be back playing calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks season.
Bonfire Night may be loved by us humans for the spectacular firework displays and all the festive-themed activities that come along with it… but sadly, the November holiday isn’t quite so fun for our four-legged friends.
Loud bangs, flashing lights, and unpleasant strong smell of spent explosives are just some of the reasons why fireworks are frightening to pets.
Not only that, but with multiple bangs occurring from numerous displays across this time of year, pets are rarely able to pinpoint when and where the booming explosions are coming from, therefore creating even more anxiety around this time of year.
Classic FM will play calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks / Credit: DESIGNECOLOGIST (via Unsplash)
Which is why, for the ninth year running now, Classic FM is once again teaming up with the RSPCA for two Pet Classics programmes packed with ‘the most soothing and comforting classical music’.
The music has been handpicked to help calm and settle any anxious pets.
A survey by the RSPCA revealed that almost two-thirds (63%) of animal owners reported their pet was distressed during fireworks season, and that playing relaxing music was the most common way (36%) to help calm or prepare their animal.
Presenters Dan Walker, Aled Jones, and Dawn O’Porter will each host a night of the specially created programme to help keep the nation’s pets calm through the whizzes and bangs.
Dan will present the first programme on Bonfire Night itself (Thursday 5 November), and then as celebrations continue throughout the weekend, Aled will be on hand to bring some peace to Friday 6 November, and Dawn picks up the baton on Saturday 7 November.
All three Pet Classics programmes will be broadcast from 5pm to 10pm, and you can listen on Classic FM or Global Player available across the UK.
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What is the UK’s national dish? New survey reveals Brits’ pick in landslide victory
Emily Sergeant
If you’ve ever thought to Google the question ‘what is Britain’s national dish?’, then you probably came away thinking it’s chicken tikka masala.
But is that actually the truth? A new survey has disproved the claim, massively.
There’s no denying that chicken tikka masala – an Indian curry that’s actually widely thought to have been created in Britain – is a popular dish that’s loved by many, but despite what many headlines have claimed over the years, a new YouGov survey has revealed it’s not what Brits consider to be the country’s ‘national dish’.
YouGov conducted two online surveys earlier this month, made up of 2,079 and 2,104 adults aged 18+ living in Great Britain.
And, in their own words, Brits chose fish and chips as the country’s national dish, making it the ‘resounding’ winner with 49% of the vote.
What is the UK’s national dish? A new survey has revealed Brits’ pick in a landslide victory / Credit: The Manc Group
With nearly half of the overall vote, this puts fish and chips far ahead of the roast dinner in second place, which only 24% of people picked – including the 6% who made sure to specify a beef roast.
In fact, only 3% of Brits actually name chicken tikka masala as the UK’s national dish, although 52% in the survey did confess that they eat some form of curry at least once a month, so it is still a popular pick regardless.
Fish and chips is by far the most common answer across all generations too, according to the survey (45-50%), with the biggest difference between age groups being that 18-24 year olds are less likely to have nominated roast dinner and more likely to have chosen chicken tikka masala instead.
What do Brits say is the UK’s national dish?
Fish and chips – 49%
Roast dinner – 24%
Chicken tikka masala – 3%
Curry (non-specific) – 2%
Full English breakfast – 2%
Bangers and mash – 1%
Cottage or shepherd’s pie – 1%
Other – 3%
Don’t know – 15%
The survey also showed that, of the three top contenders for the UK’s national dish, roast dinners are the most frequently eaten, as 52% of people said they eat them on a monthly basis – including 16% who do so every week.
Aside from the frequently mentioned dishes, some survey respondents also gave shoutouts to the full English breakfast (2%), bangers and mash (1%), and cottage or shepherd’s pie (1%).
Sophie Smith -
8th August 2023 
