Tributes to Southwest founder, low-cost airline pioneer Kelleher

Credit: Southwest Airlines
Herbert D. “Herb” Kelleher , who founded Southwest Airlines and began a global low-cost airline revolution, died Jan. 3 at age 87. Dallas-based Southwest issued a statement describing Kelleher as “a pioneer, a maverick and an innovator.” Born March 12, 1931, Kelleher was raised in Haddon Heights...

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