Morris Air
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| Founded | 1984 (as Morris Air Service) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1992 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | October 1994 (merged into Southwest Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Salt Lake City International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 21, all Boeing 737 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21, western U.S. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
| Key people | David Neeleman (President) | ||||||
| Founder | June Morris (CEO) | ||||||
| Revenue | $116 million (1992) | ||||||
| Profit | $5.3 million (1992) | ||||||
| Employees | 2,000 (1993) | ||||||
Morris Air was a low-fare airline in the western United States, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It began scheduled operations in 1992, and was sold to Southwest Airlines in December 1993 for over $120 million in stock. The airline officially became part of Southwest in the autumn of 1994. Morris Air was the first airline in the world to invent e-ticket (ticketless) travel based on the suggestion of Stuart Thatcher, an employee at the time. Although Southwest Airlines is often credited with offering the first e-ticketing system, it was in fact created and implemented by Morris Air and later integrated into Southwest Airlines after Southwest purchased Morris Air.