Newspaper clipping from Lincolnshire Echo dated August 3, 1981, headline 'Airlines deny risk to U.S. flights'

A newspaper article from the Lincolnshire Echo dated August 3, 1981, reporting on British airlines denying safety risks to U.S. flights during an American air traffic controllers' strike. The article quotes Sir Freddie Laker, chairman of Laker Airways, stating it was 'perfectly safe' to fly to and from the United States despite union warnings about safety risks.