Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at the beginning I certainly wanted to prove myself to my father and the rest of society.… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many people. We haven't just made flights affordable for a lot of people. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Passengers don't like changing planes. That means waiting time, stress, running around. There's a joke that the hub principle is supposed to have been… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
All things start in California and spread to New Jersey, then to London and then throughout Europe. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Greek shipowners like to boast, 'I bought ships at the bottom of the market, and now they're worth ten times as much.' It goes… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul airlines in… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate's son. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I didn't want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury.… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I have to manage and protect my brand. For the details I can always hire people who can knuckle down much better. For that… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
Failures teach you more, there's always something fundamental about them. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
