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4/5. Skytrain. The original low-cost airline, Laker Airways offered no-frills flying across the Atlantic, and in the late 1970s, thousands clambered aboard their Skytrain service bound for New York. Liz Carney charts the rise and fall of Sir Freddie Laker and his dream of cheap flights for everyone. Producer John Byrne

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Liz Carney
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Sir Freddie Laker
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John Byrne

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