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World Business Weekly newspaper clipping from September 14, 1981 about Laker Airways financial difficulties

World Business Weekly newspaper clipping from September 14, 1981 about Laker Airways financial difficulties

A newspaper article from World Business Weekly dated September 14, 1981, detailing the severe financial crisis facing Laker Airways and Sir Freddie Laker. The piece discusses the airline's struggle with currency exchange losses, mounting debt service costs, and negotiations with bankers including Midland Bank for loan restructuring during what would become Laker's final months of operation.

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