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World Business Weekly newspaper clipping from July 27, 1981, headline 'Laker plans to wing it around the world'

World Business Weekly newspaper clipping from July 27, 1981, headline 'Laker plans to wing it around the world'

A newspaper clipping from World Business Weekly dated July 27, 1981, reporting on Sir Freddie Laker's plans to expand Laker Airways with around-the-world Skytrain service. The article details proposed budget-fare flights from London to Los Angeles via stops in Sharjah, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Honolulu, representing Laker's ambitious global expansion during the height of his low-cost airline success.

Sir Freddie Laker Laker Airways Skytrain newspaper clipping World Business Weekly 1981 1980s around-the-world service aviation expansion press coverage

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