Global Airlines is planning to configure its Airbus A380s with 450-470 seats, and initially operate to New York JFK and Los Angeles from London Gatwick with first, business and economy configuration. The airline management explained its plans in media briefing in London, ahead of obtaining an air operator’s certificate this year ahead of starting flights in summer 2024.
“We’re a lot further along that you think,” James Asquith, founder and chief executive said confirming that despite facing criticism from different sectors. “There are two years of work were behind the project. We haven’t just gone out and bought a bunch of A380s.”
“Global Airlines is a culmination of a long-held ambition to revive a higher standard of air travel,” Asquith further added.
The company recently claimed it has reached terms of agreement for three more A380s, on top of an earlier agreement for a single aircraft with the latest aircraft stored in the USA.
He also confirmed the newly-agreed partnership with American Express.
It’s been an exciting ride and it will get a lot more interesting,” Asquith concluded.