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AARP Travel Service newspaper advertisement titled 'Pie in the Sky' about airfare deals, with handwritten signature

AARP Travel Service newspaper advertisement titled 'Pie in the Sky' about airfare deals, with handwritten signature

A newspaper advertisement from AARP Travel Service by Grand Circle Travel, Inc. titled 'Pie in the Sky' discussing budget airfare options and travel deals. The article mentions British Laker Airways' 'Skytrain' service from London to New York as an example of low-cost flights that disrupted traditional airline pricing in the late 1970s.

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