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1984 newspaper clipping about holiday collapse affecting travelers, mentions Excel Airways and ABTA arrangements

A 1984 newspaper article continuation discussing the aftermath of a travel company collapse that stranded thousands of holidaymakers. The piece quotes Rick Battison from Millington Travel about Excel Airways bookings to Spain and ABTA's arrangements to repatriate affected travelers. This reflects the volatile state of the budget travel industry during the period following Laker Airways' collapse in 1982.

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