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Airline World and Business Travel Weekly newspaper clipping from February 7, 1985 with headline 'What next? Flying'

A newspaper article from Airline World and Business Travel Weekly dated February 7, 1985, discussing plans for a new in-flight casino airline service to Hong Kong and Singapore from Stansted. The article mentions Roy Watts, former British Airways chief executive, and reflects the competitive aviation landscape following the deregulation era that Sir Freddie Laker had pioneered.

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