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1985 newspaper clipping from Evening Gazette about £35 million settlement for Laker Airways creditors by airlines

1985 newspaper clipping from Evening Gazette about £35 million settlement for Laker Airways creditors by airlines

A press clipping from the Evening Gazette Middlesbrough dated July 13, 1985, reporting that a dozen airlines including British Airways agreed to pay an estimated £35 million to Laker Airways creditors. This settlement was part of efforts to avoid legal action in America where the airlines were being sued over allegations they conspired to force Sir Freddie Laker's airline out of business.

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