Another major player in the 1970s was Laker Airways, which was actually founded in 1966.
Another major player in the 1970s was Laker Airways, which was actually founded in 1966. While Laker began as a charter service, in the 1970s it would become an early "no frills" airline, a predecessor of today's budget airlines. Pictured here is Laker's jubilant founder Freddie Laker, celebrating the airline's successes through the 1970s.