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1985 newspaper clipping from International Herald Tribune reporting $48 million settlement in Laker Airways antitrust lawsuit

1985 newspaper clipping from International Herald Tribune reporting $48 million settlement in Laker Airways antitrust lawsuit

This newspaper clipping from the International Herald Tribune, dated July 13-14, 1985, reports on a $48 million out-of-court settlement in the antitrust lawsuit filed by Laker Airways against major airlines. The article details how Sir Freddie Laker's bankrupt airline had accused nine U.S. and European airlines of conspiring to eliminate his low-cost transatlantic service, which went bankrupt in February 1982.

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