Freddie Laker
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1922 – 2006
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Who was Freddie Laker?
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker was a British airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Laker was one of the first airline owners to adopt the "no-frills" airline business model that has since proven to be very successful worldwide with companies such as Southwest Airlines, Ryanair, easyJet, AirAsia, WestJet and Virgin Australia.
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1922
Canterbury - Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Feb 9, 2006
Miami
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on July 23, 2013
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