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Newspaper travel section from Sidcup Times, September 17 1981, featuring article about Laker Airways price cuts

Newspaper travel section from Sidcup Times, September 17 1981, featuring article about Laker Airways price cuts

Travel section clipping from the Sidcup Times dated September 17, 1981, with headline 'Price cuts for many winter holidays'. The article discusses Laker Air Travel reducing prices on winter 'Budget' holidays by up to 50 percent, coinciding with the introduction of the A300B Airbus on most of its winter holiday routes. This reflects the competitive low-cost strategy that Sir Freddie Laker pioneered in aviation during the early 1980s.

newspaper clipping Sidcup Times September 1981 Laker Airways Sir Freddie Laker travel section price cuts winter holidays A300B Airbus budget travel 1980s

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