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Guardian newspaper clipping from October 30, 1984 about transatlantic air fare competition with cartoon illustration
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Guardian newspaper clipping from October 30, 1984 about transatlantic air fare competition with cartoon illustration

A Guardian newspaper article from October 30, 1984, titled 'Air ticket turbulence over the Atlantic makes old hands and new boys feel queasy' by Michael Smith. The piece discusses the transatlantic fare wars affecting major airlines including British Airways, with a political cartoon showing aircraft labeled 'RAT-A-TAT' and 'Virgin' amid the competitive aviation market of the 1980s.

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