1922
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
Freddie Laker
English airline entrepreneur (1922–2006)
- Born
- 1922
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of the first airline owners to adopt the "low cost / no-frills" airline business model that has since proven to be successful worldwide when employed by companies such as Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, easyJet, Norwegian Air, and AirAsia.
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