It was therefore decided to scrap the entire system and to replace it with a new system that recognised as well as legalised the growing demand for cheap transatlantic air travel at fares below the official IATA minimum fares. This was also the time Laker Airways was battling the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic to gain approval for its revolutionary "Skytrain" low-fare, "no frills" transatlantic scheduled service that it intended to operate between London and New York City on a daily basis.
The decision to abandon the existing system and implement a new one that recognized and legally permitted affordable transatlantic air travel was made at the same time as Laker Airways sought approval for its "Skytrain" low-cost, no-frills service between London and New York City.