Freddie Laker Skytrain inagural service

Title

Freddie Laker Skytrain inagural service

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

After the inaugural flight of Freddie Laker’s Skytrain service to New York he is interviewed on its success. The profits are high, and media coverage also. Initial media coverage was counter-productive as people believed there were large queues. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Freddie Laker

Keywords

USA; Economics; Travel; New York; Aerospace industry; Freddie Laker

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