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People Express Airlines, stylized as PEOPLExpress, was a low-cost airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Its headquarters was in the North Terminal (later Terminal C) of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey.
People Express grew rapidly but faced financial troubles after buying Frontier Airlines, straying from its low-cost roots, and targeting higher-end business travelers. Back in the '80s, an airline in the States became the first major to charge passengers to check their bags.
People Express Airlines (stylized as PEOPLExpress) was an airline that began operations on June 30, 2014 from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, targeting the no-frills budget flyer.
After the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, a multitude of new startups flooded the U.S. aviation market. Among these was People Express, an innovative, low-cost carrier that experienced a rapid rise and an equally quick demise after facing off with America’s aviation giants.
The market and conditions were ripe for a new airline. Donald Burr founded People Express back in 1980, with operation officially beginning in 1981. Initially, the company offered a very limited service, which you would expect from a small, budget, niche airline.
If you were flying during the 1980s, it is very likely that you experienced a flight aboard a People Express plane. Founded by former Texas International Airlines CEO Don Burr, the idea for People Express was Sir Freddie Laker's SkyTrain.
People Express Airlines (aka PEOPLExpress) was a low-cost carrier that operated from 1981 to 1987. The company was started by Don Burr, who resigned from Frank Lorenzo's Texas International in order to do so: Burr was influenced by Freddie Laker 's forays into low-cost air travel during the 1970s.
People Express was primarily a passenger air carrier serving about forty airports, mostly in the Northeast, and offering cut-rate transatlantic service to London. The principal founder, Don Burr, has had a life-long fascination with aviation.
People Express grew into New York’s second-largest carrier in terms of departures and took its Newark hub with it. Before it established its presence there, the airport handled 11 million annual passengers.
People Express Airlines [1] operated from 1981 to 1987 in the Unites States. It grew to industry prominence in a period of only five years. But this dramatic growth was followed by a dramatic decline.