Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Passengers don't like changing planes. That means waiting time, stress, running around. There's a joke that the hub principle is supposed to…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

All things start in California and spread to New Jersey, then to London and then throughout Europe.

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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

Greek shipowners like to boast, 'I bought ships at the bottom of the market, and now they're worth ten times as much.'…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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.…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

I didn't want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

I have to manage and protect my brand. For the details I can always hire people who can knuckle down much better.…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

People are grateful when you make a difference in their lives. That is the essence of any successful business

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Failures teach you more, there's always something fundamental about them.

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Successes are always unique and hard to copy. The fact that easyJet became a success is due to a mixture of talent…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou