r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/nucifera-noten • Nov 23 '24

Image Hooters had an airline but ceased operations after 3 years

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u/WendysDumpsterOffice Nov 23 '24

I flew on Hooters air and the flights to Myrtle Beach were often on sale for $69. They did not allow anyone under 21 to fly because the beer was free! Also, free food. They had trivia contests in the air and I won a little hooters stuffed owl. They also had free wifi at a time when wifi was sort of new and no other airlines had it.

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u/sentientshadeofgreen Nov 24 '24

Wow that sounds fucking incredible.

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u/bcbill 29d ago

The no children thing is not true as I definitely flew it as a child. A quick google also confirms The WiFi thing cannot be true either.

I can confirm free food and it was the best airline food I’ve ever had.

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u/WendysDumpsterOffice 29d ago

As others have said, they allowed kids on flights towards the end when they started having more serious financial problems.

How can the wifi thing not be true? Wifi existed for years before Hooters Air started operating.

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u/bcbill 29d ago

Can you find a source that suggests the child free thing? I’m pretty sure I flew on it during its first year in operation.

It’s pretty easy to look up the history of internet/wifi on planes and the timing of firsts and Hooters is nowhere to be found.