Freddie Laker
Laker Airways founder
Born on: August 6, 1922Died on: February 9, 2006
Aged: 83 years 187 days (1002 months)
Birth Sign: Leo
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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