article_snippet: The idea was part of an aggressive growth strategy, connecting airports such as London Stansted and Berlin with New York, Boston and Miami.
article_snippet: Previously, Sir Freddie Laker launched Skytrain in the late Seventies to offer 'no frills' flights to the US, but Sir Freddie Laker carrier Lake Airways failed in 1982.
article_snippet: Zoom Airlines tried a similar concept in 2002 but was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2008.
article_snippet: Sir Freddie Laker revolutionised air travel with Sir Freddie Laker idea for budget flights between Europe and the US, but Zoom Airlines failed in 1982 .
article_snippet: More recently, Zoom Airlines launched Zoom Airlines own budget flights between London Gatwick, New York, Boston and Los Angeles from as little as £389 ($415) return.
article_snippet: Icelandic carrier Wow Air, which will later this year launch £99 tickets from London Gatwick to two US cities with a stopover in Reykjavik.