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Daily Telegraph newspaper clipping from June 23, 1984 about Virgin Chief Richard Branson forgetting his passport

Daily Telegraph newspaper clipping from June 23, 1984 about Virgin Chief Richard Branson forgetting his passport

A press clipping from the Daily Telegraph dated June 23, 1984, reporting on Virgin Records head Richard Branson forgetting his passport for Virgin Atlantic's maiden £99 trans-Atlantic flight to Newark. The article notes this low-fare development as the most significant in Britain since Laker's Skytrain, directly referencing Sir Freddie Laker's pioneering budget airline service.

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