Sir Freddie Laker | |
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| Born | Frederick Alfred Laker 6 August 1922 Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Died | 9 February 2006 (aged 83) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and chairman of Laker Airways, adviser of Virgin Atlantic |
| Spouses | Joan Laker (m. 1942–1968)Rose Marie Black
(m. 1968–1975)Patricia Gates (m. 1975–1982)Jacqueline Harvey
(m. 1985–2006) |
| Children | 4 |
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August 1922 – 9 February 2006) 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.