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1985 Birmingham Post newspaper clipping about £35m settlement offer to Laker Airways from British Airways and airlines

A press clipping from The Birmingham Post dated July 13, 1985, reporting on a £35 million out-of-court settlement offer made by British Airways and other airlines to Sir Freddie Laker's collapsed airline. The article details the financial arrangement to compensate travelers left stranded and settle debts from Laker Airways' 1982 collapse.

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