Daily Telegraph newspaper clipping from June 23, 1984 about Virgin Atlantic launch and Richard Branson passport incident

A Daily Telegraph press clipping from June 23, 1984 reporting on Virgin Atlantic's inaugural £99 trans-Atlantic flight service. The article mentions this launch as the most significant low-fare development in Britain since Laker's Skytrain, directly referencing Sir Freddie Laker's pioneering impact on affordable aviation.

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