Hint: He disrupted air travel.
Brief: Hints
He sketched the idea for the world’s first budget airline on a napkin.
Before he founded the airline, he was a lawyer. Indigo’s last CEO Aditya Ghosh is also a lawyer.
His airline inspired every budget airline such as Indigo, Spicejet, Go Air, Air Deccan, and Air Asia.
Answer: Herb Kelleher, CEO of South West Airlines
Timeline:
1996: Kelleher wrote the plan on the napkin.
1971: First plane flew. They turned airplanes in 10 minutes to cut costs. It’s a standard procedure for low cost airlines now.
1981: He became its CEO.
2001: He stepped down as the CEO.
2008: He stepped down as the chairman. He enjoyed Wild Turkey whiskey, chain smoking, and telling stories about the airline industry
2019: Skift reported that Herb Kelleher died yesterday.
Thanks Mr. Kelleher for giving us affordable air travel
Listen: How he built South West Airlines
Read: The original disruptor