Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The Hoover Free Flights Promotion

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In 1992 the vacuum cleaner manufacturer Hoover began offering free flights to British customers with every appliance they bought. The promotional campaign soon came unstuck when thousands of people took them up. Harry Cichy led the campaign to try to make the company provide the flights. He's been speaking to Susan Hulme for Witness.

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Published on Friday, 14th October 2016.

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