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1985 newspaper clipping about airlines paying £35m settlement to Laker Airways creditors, West Lancashire Evening Gazette

1985 newspaper clipping about airlines paying £35m settlement to Laker Airways creditors, West Lancashire Evening Gazette

A newspaper clipping from the West Lancashire Evening Gazette dated July 13, 1985, reporting that a dozen air companies including British Airways agreed to pay an estimated £35 million to Laker Airways creditors. The article discusses the settlement to avoid legal action in the USA over allegations that competitors conspired to put Sir Freddie Laker's airline out of business.

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