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The Standard newspaper clipping dated December 21, 1984, headline 'Failed holiday chiefs ready to bounce back'

The Standard newspaper clipping dated December 21, 1984, headline 'Failed holiday chiefs ready to bounce back'

A newspaper clipping from The Standard dated December 21, 1984, with the headline 'Failed holiday chiefs ready to bounce back' by Roger Bray. The article discusses two directors of failed tour firms Budget and Excel planning to apply for new licenses to sell package holidays, with references to Sir Freddie Laker's comeback attempts after his 1982 airline collapse.

newspaper clipping The Standard 1984 1980s Sir Freddie Laker tour operators Budget Excel press coverage aviation industry bankruptcy

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