No alcohol, strict dress codes for women and no pork… how the ‘halal Richard Branson’ has struggled to get Britain’s first Sharia airline off the ground

Flying without alcohol may sound like a non-starter for most of us, but one bold entrepreneur is hoping that a total booze ban won’t stop his brand-new airline from taking off.

Kazi Shafiqur Rahman, a man who calls himself the “halal Richard Branson”, also wants modest dress for his female staff and Islamic in-flight meals as part of a bid launch Britain’s first “Sharia-compliant” airline and…