 |
These are the messages that have been posted on inthe00s over the past few years.
Check out the messageboard archive index for a complete list of topic areas.
This archive is periodically refreshed with the latest messages from the current messageboard.
This is a topic from the Celebrity Heaven forum on inthe00s.
Check for new replies or respond here...
Subject: Herb Kelleher's Final Flight... As Always, no Baggage Fees
Written By: LyricBoy on 01/04/19 at 5:31 am
Legendary airline industry pioneer Herb Kelleher, founder of the fun-based Southwest Airlines, has departed at the age of 87. No cause of death has been mentioned in the news accounts.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/business/southwest-airlines-founder-herb-kelleher-obit/index.html
Herb bucked the big corporations, and fought all the way to the SCOTUS to get his upstart airline launched back in the days of heavy airline commercial regulation. After winning in court, Herb took to the skies with a formula that included fun times, cheap fares, and hot looking stewardesses in short shorts. :)
Eventually Southwest, despite being "the cheap seats" became the most financially strong airline in the biz. 8)