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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by ryerflyer
Don't read too much into it - WN didn't pick WN as their code, it was picked for them by the IATA decades ago, and Herb didn't like it. The IATA didn't care...as at the time WN was a pipsqueak airline with one plane and no clout...so it stuck. The rest is history...

Actually, we started with three aircraft, and your post doesn't explain the transition from OE to WN. Do you have a source? (Just curious)
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