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How Sir Freddie Laker Shook up The Airline Industry

Before Michael O'Leary and Richard Branson were shaking up the airline industry, there was Sir Freddie Laker, whose Laker Airways was the first real challenger to the monopoly British Airways had enjoyed on British air travel since the 1940's. Despite (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Frederick Albert Laker was born on August 6 1922 in Canterbury in Southern England. His father Early Ventures Aviation Traders Air Charter Channel Air Bridge Laker Airways Skytrain Death Legacy