Laker Airways was a private British airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966. It was originally a charter airline flying passengers and cargo worldwide. Its head office was located at Gatwick Airport in Crawley, England.
Laker Airways
BAC One-Eleven in 1977
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 in 1976
London Transport bus with Laker Airways advert in 1975
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.
Freddie Laker
Aer Lingus Carvair loading a car at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England, in 1965
Skytrain titles on a Laker Airways Douglas DC-10 at Manchester Airport in 1979