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  1. BA offers 50,000 free flights (1991)

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    News report; Interview

    Report on a British Airways fifty million pound campaign to lure passengers onto their planes by the promise of 50,000 free tickets to be distributed via a ballot on 23/04/91. Its described by BA as the...

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  2. Free British airways flights promotion (1991)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the British Airways promotion of free flights to worldwide destinations with passengers John Bigg, Leslie Noble and Kathy(?) Morrissey talking about the offer and BA’s Chief Executive Sir Colin...

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  3. Laker Airways bankruptcy (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    Founder of Laker Airways Sir Freddie Laker speaks from his home in the Bahamas to Richard Branson about how British Airways conspired to reduce fares in order to put them out of business 10 years ago. For FM...

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  4. Gulf War hostages to wed (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    29 year-old Mike Cooper from Harlington, Middlesex, a British Airways air steward who was held hostage by the Iraqis in Kuwait during the Gulf War, discusses his relationship with fellow hostage Nicola Love,...

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  5. Laura Davis flies to US for double transplant (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on 4-year-old Laura Davis flying to the USA today for a lifesaving liver and bowel transplant at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. British Airways have given the family free tickets to the US and the...

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  6. Actor Robert Morley dies (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with actor Robert Morley at the age of 80 with Mike Allen about getting old and his career including advertising British Airways and soup. Replayed as he has just died at the age of 84.

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  7. BA alliance with USAir (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports from New York on British Airways’ announcement that it has formed an alliance with USAir by buying a maximum quarter share of the company for nearly £400 million, and on possible...

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  8. BA acquires Dan-Air (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with British Airways chief executive Sir Colin Marshall, about the company’s acquisition of Gatwick Aiport’s main airline Dan-Air in a deal which will result in around 1600 redundancies but...

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  9. Richard Branson win libel case over British Airways (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Virgin Airlines owner Richard Branson reacts following his court win over British Airways in which he won over 600,000 pounds in libel damages. He says British Airways resorted to unfair and illegal...

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  10. Retirement of BA Chairman, Lord King (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    David Kermode reporting on the early retirement of Lord King (John King) as Chairman of British Airways, following allegations of dirty tricks by Virgin Airways. Includes King denying he has resigned. Virgin...

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