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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090326045935/http://www.ukaccs.info/stansted/early.htm#Freddie Stansted Airport Consultative Committee, ''Stansted — The Early Years (1942–1966)'', ''Sir Freddie Laker Arrives'']		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090326045935/http://www.ukaccs.info/stansted/early.htm#Freddie Stansted Airport Consultative Committee, ''Stansted — The Early Years (1942–1966)'', ''Sir Freddie Laker Arrives'']
	*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201899.html ''Skytrain: new Laker bid''], ''Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 116		*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201899.html ''Skytrain: new Laker bid''], ''Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 116
	*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201900.html ''Skytrain ...''], 'Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 117		*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201900.html ''Skytrain ...''], ''Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 117
	*[https://sirfreddielaker.com/sir-freddie-laker/ Photo Gallery from SirFreddielaker.com]		*[https://sirfreddielaker.com/sir-freddie-laker/ Photo Gallery from SirFreddielaker.com]

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	====Collapse and the end of ''Skytrain''====		====Collapse and the end of ''Skytrain''====
	In 1982, the company went [[insolvency\|bankrupt]], owing over £250 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation\|UK\|250\|1982\|r=2}} million in {{Inflation-year\|UK}}). The airline made its last flight on 5 February 1982, the day it went into receivership.		In 1982, the company went [[insolvency\|bankrupt]], owing over £250 million (equivalent to £{{Inflation\|UK\|250\|1982\|r=-2\|fmt=c}} million in {{Inflation-year\|UK}}). The airline made its last flight on 5 February 1982, the day it went into receivership.

	There were numerous reasons for what was termed the biggest corporate failure in Britain at the time:		There were numerous reasons for what was termed the biggest corporate failure in Britain at the time:

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	In 1958, he sold [[Air Charter Limited\|Air Charter]], [[Aviation Traders]] and Channel Air Bridge to [[Airwork Services#Air transport\|Airwork]]. All three companies joined the Airwork group in 1959. Following the Airwork–[[Hunting-Clan Air Transport\|Hunting-Clan]] merger in 1960, he became managing director of [[British United Airways#Antecedents and inception\|British United Airways]].<ref name="sell_out">''Fly me, I'm Freddie!'', Eglin, R. and Ritchie, B., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980, p. 54</ref><ref name="airliner_carferry34"/>		In 1958, he sold [[Air Charter Limited\|Air Charter]], [[Aviation Traders]] and Channel Air Bridge to [[Airwork Services#Air transport\|Airwork]]. All three companies joined the Airwork group in 1959. Following the Airwork–[[Hunting-Clan Air Transport\|Hunting-Clan]] merger in 1960, he became managing director of [[British United Airways#Antecedents and inception\|British United Airways]].<ref name="sell_out">''Fly me, I'm Freddie!'', Eglin, R. and Ritchie, B., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980, p. 54</ref><ref name="airliner_carferry34"/>

	He left [[British United Airways#Reorganisation\|British United]] in 1965 and formed his own [[Laker Airways]], in 1966, initially operating [[charter flights]] with a pair of [[turboprop]] planes acquired second-hand from [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC). The livery was a mixture of black and red with a bold ''LAKER'' logo on the tailplane. He offered a new, revolutionary concept of ~~economic~~ air travel requiring passengers to purchase their tickets on the day of travel ~~as well as~~ to buy ~~their own~~ food. These flights were operated by Laker Airways and marketed under the ''Skytrain'' trademark.		He left [[British United Airways#Reorganisation\|British United]] in 1965 and formed his own [[Laker Airways]], in 1966, initially operating [[charter flights]] with a pair of [[turboprop]] planes acquired second-hand from [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC). The livery was a mixture of black and red with a bold ''LAKER'' logo on the tailplane. He offered a new, revolutionary concept of inexpensive air travel, requiring passengers to purchase their tickets on the day of travel, and to buy any food they wanted on the flight. These flights were operated by Laker Airways and marketed under the ''Skytrain'' trademark.

	He was [[~~knighthood~~\|~~knight~~]]ed in 1977, the year after the successful launch of ''Skytrain'', in recognition of his services to the airline industry.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200918.html ''Now it's Sir Freddie''], ''Flight International'', 10 June 1978, p. 1740</ref><ref name="knighthood">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101107011229/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-freddie-laker-466243.html ''Sir Freddie Laker'']. B. Ritchie, ''The Independent'', print edition, 11 February 2006</ref>		He was [[Knighthood\|knighted]] in 1977, the year after the successful launch of ''Skytrain'', in recognition of his services to the airline industry.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200918.html ''Now it's Sir Freddie''], ''Flight International'', 10 June 1978, p. 1740</ref><ref name="knighthood">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101107011229/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-freddie-laker-466243.html ''Sir Freddie Laker'']. B. Ritchie, ''The Independent'', print edition, 11 February 2006</ref>

	He received an honorary degree from the [[University of Strathclyde]] in 1981.		He received an honorary degree from the [[University of Strathclyde]] in 1981.

	Laker divided his final years between his waterfront home in Princess Isle, [[Grand Bahama]] Island, where he kept his yacht, ''The Lady Jacqueline'', and [[Florida]]. Laker died at the age of 83 in a suburban hospital in [[Hollywood, Florida\|Hollywood]] in Florida, following complications from cardiac surgery to implant a [[pacemaker]]. He was survived by his fourth wife, Jacqueline Harvey, a former [[~~air~~ hostess\|airline hostess]] he married in 1985, and ~~also~~ by two of his children. His daughter, Elaine, was by his first wife Joan with whom he also had a son, Kevin, who died in 1965 at the age of 17 after crashing a sports car Freddie had given him for his birthday. His son [[Freddie A. Laker\|Freddie Allen Laker]] – also a successful entrepreneur – was born to his third wife, Patricia Gates, with whom he also had another son who died in infancy.		Laker divided his final years between his waterfront home in Princess Isle, [[Grand Bahama]] Island, where he kept his yacht, ''The Lady Jacqueline'', and [[Florida]], US. Laker died at the age of 83 in a suburban hospital in [[Hollywood, Florida\|Hollywood]] in Florida, following complications from cardiac surgery to implant a [[pacemaker]]. He was survived by his fourth wife, Jacqueline Harvey, a former [[Air hostess\|airline hostess]] he married in 1985, and by two of his children. His daughter, Elaine, was by his first wife Joan with whom he also had a son, Kevin, who died in 1965 at the age of 17 after crashing a sports car Freddie had given him for his birthday. His son [[Freddie A. Laker\|Freddie Allen Laker]] – also a successful entrepreneur – was born to his third wife, Patricia Gates, with whom he also had another son who died in infancy.

	==Business ventures==		==Business ventures==

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	*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201899.html ''Skytrain: new Laker bid''], ''Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 116		*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201899.html ''Skytrain: new Laker bid''], ''Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 116
	*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201900.html ''Skytrain ...''], 'Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 117		*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201900.html ''Skytrain ...''], 'Flight International'', 27 July 1972, p. 117
			*[https://sirfreddielaker.com/sir-freddie-laker/ Photo Gallery from SirFreddielaker.com]

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	He was also the subject of a musical, ''Laker!'', as performed at [[Not in Front of the Audience]] in 1982, and written by [[Mel Smith]] and [[Peter Brewis]] in reaction to Laker Airways' bankruptcy.		He was also the subject of a musical, ''Laker!'', as performed at [[Not in Front of the Audience]] in 1982, and written by [[Mel Smith]] and [[Peter Brewis]] in reaction to Laker Airways' bankruptcy.

	In the 1984 comedy film [[Top Secret!]], Laker was referenced in a climactic moment when the heroine Hillary realizes that her former lover Nigel is a traitor. Nigel gloats that in becoming a villain that he was exposed to great thinkers, "Like [[Karl Marx]], [[Lenin]], [[L. Ron Hubbard]], Freddie Laker!"		In the 1984 comedy film ''[[Top Secret!]]'', Laker was referenced in a climactic moment when the heroine Hillary realizes that her former lover Nigel is a traitor. Nigel gloats that in becoming a villain that he was exposed to great thinkers, "Like [[Karl Marx]], [[Lenin]], [[L. Ron Hubbard]], Freddie Laker!"

	In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>		In 1988, ''[[InsideFlyer]]'' magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>

	When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named ''Laker's Bar'', and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed ''Laker's Bar & Restaurant'', and displays images of Laker and his company like its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named Laker's Bar, and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed Laker's Bar & Restaurant, and displays images of Laker and his company like its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>		In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

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	He was also the subject of a musical, ''Laker!'', as performed at [[Not in Front of the Audience]] in 1982, and written by [[Mel Smith]] and [[Peter Brewis]] in reaction to Laker Airways' bankruptcy.		He was also the subject of a musical, ''Laker!'', as performed at [[Not in Front of the Audience]] in 1982, and written by [[Mel Smith]] and [[Peter Brewis]] in reaction to Laker Airways' bankruptcy.

			In the 1984 comedy film [[Top Secret!]], Laker was referenced in a climactic moment when the heroine Hillary realizes that her former lover Nigel is a traitor. Nigel gloats that in becoming a villain that he was exposed to great thinkers, "Like [[Karl Marx]], [[Lenin]], [[L. Ron Hubbard]], Freddie Laker!"

	In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>		In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>

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	In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>		In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>

	When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named ''Laker's Bar'', and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed ''Laker's Bar & Restaurant'', and ~~still~~ displays ~~historic~~ images in ~~various~~ ~~frames~~ on ~~the~~ ~~wall~~.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named ''Laker's Bar'', and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed ''Laker's Bar & Restaurant'', and displays images of Laker and his company like its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>		In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

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	'''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 carrier\|low cost / no-frills]]" airline [[business model]] that has since proven to be successful worldwide ~~with~~ companies such as [[Ryanair]], [[Southwest Airlines]], [[easyJet]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle\|Norwegian Air]], and [[AirAsia]].		'''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 carrier\|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 Shuttle\|Norwegian Air]], and [[AirAsia]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>		In 1988, [[InsideFlyer]] magazine’s editor and publisher [[Randy Petersen]] created the Freddie Awards to honor Freddie Laker's accomplishments in marketing travel. The awards recognize excellence in frequent traveler awards programs.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://freddieawards.com/history/ \|title=Freddie Awards - History \|date=3 January 2014 \|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref name="de Boer 2017 p. 4">{{cite book \| last=de Boer \| first=E.R. \| title=Strategy in Airline Loyalty: Frequent Flyer Programs \| publisher=Springer International Publishing \| year=2017 \| isbn=978-3-319-62600-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SjE5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=4}}</ref> The Freddie Awards were touted as the frequent traveller's answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards by Petersen.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257">{{cite book \| last=Biswas \| first=S. \| title=RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Concepts, Theories and Cases \| publisher=PHI Learning \| year=2014 \| isbn=978-81-203-4875-2 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqZ2BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA257 \| access-date=June 3, 2018 \| page=257}}</ref> The individual categories for the Freddie Awards are Best Award, Best Bonus, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter/Member Communications, Best Web Site, Best Customer Service, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite Level and Program of the Year.<ref name="Biswas 2014 p. 257"/>

	When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named ''Laker's Bar'', and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed ''Laker's Bar & Restaurant'', and ~~still~~ displays ~~historic~~ images in ~~various~~ ~~frames~~ on ~~the~~ ~~wall~~.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		When the new passenger terminal at [[London Southend Airport]] was opened in 2012, the upstairs bar was named ''Laker's Bar'', and featured a montage of Laker and his airline across the walls. In 2015, the bar was moved into the departure lounge and renamed ''Laker's Bar & Restaurant'', and displays images of Laker and his company like its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|title=London Southend Airport - Lakers Bar \|access-date=2015-06-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505035105/http://www.southendairport.com/eat-shop/lakers-bar/ \|archive-date=5 May 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>		In June 2017, [[Norwegian Air International]] placed Laker's image on the tail of their first [[Boeing 737 MAX\|737-8 MAX]] (EI-FYA). Laker is one of the company's five "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], children's author [[Roald Dahl]], pioneering pilot [[Amy Johnson]] and England's World Cup winning captain [[Bobby Moore]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Caswell\|first1=Mark\|title=Freddie Mercury unveiled as Norwegian's latest tail fin hero\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/03/freddie-mercury-unveiled-norwegians-latest-tail-fin-hero/t\|website=Business Traveller.com\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Munro\|first1=Scott\|title=Freddie Mercury's image to appear on Norwegian aircraft\|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-30/freddie-mercurys-image-to-appear-on-norwegian-aircraft\|website=Teamrock.com\|date=30 June 2017 \|publisher=Future Publishing Limited\|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>