The deregulation of the US airline industry in the 1970s opened the skies to some entrepreneurial and eyebrow-raising ventures, including carriers devoted to pets, worshippers and smokers.
In the late 1970s, the US government deregulated the airline industry, removing federal control over fares, routes and the entry of new airlines into the market.
They flew, without their owners, in the main cabin of specially adapted aircraft in which the seats had been replaced with carriers. The airline operated for about two years, serving a dozen US cities including New York, LA, Denver, Chicago and Atlanta. Fares started at $150 and could go as high as $1,200 depending on the size of the animal.and started canceling flights, before ceasing operations completely the following year, after having ferried about 9,000 pets.
Its distinction was, other than the bright orange livery design featuring a googly-eyed owl, that two so-called"Hooters girls" were on board, mingling with passengers and hosting trivia games with gadget prizes -- wearing the same tank-top-and-orange-shorts"uniform" popularized by the restaurants. Due to its budget pricing and direct connections to cities such as Atlanta, Newark and Baltimore, Hooters Air attracted passengers of all kinds -- mostly golfers and tourists, but families as well.
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