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Wall Street Journal Europe press clipping from June 12, 1985 about Lonrho seeking $327 million damages from British Airways

Wall Street Journal Europe press clipping from June 12, 1985 about Lonrho seeking $327 million damages from British Airways

Press clipping from Wall Street Journal Europe dated June 12, 1985, reporting on Lonrho PLC seeking £260 million ($327 million) in damages from British Airways as part of a $1.05 billion antitrust suit over the collapse of Sir Freddie Laker's airline empire. The article details how Lonrho was a partner in two ventures set up by Sir Freddie Laker after his Trans-Atlantic Airline went bankrupt in 1982.

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