The Easy Companies
Haji-Ioannou started EasyJet in 1995 when he was 28. In 2000, EasyJet PLC was partially floated on the London Stock Exchange. He remains its largest single shareholder.
Nowadays, acting through his private investment vehicle, the EasyGroup, which owns the 'Easy' brand and licenses it to the various 'Easy'-branded ventures, including the airline, Haji-Ioannou continues to extend the brand in the areas of travel and leisure.
EasyJet PLC, which is one of Europe's largest low cost airlines by revenues with a fleet of 204(+64 orders) Jets and growing, carried 55 million passengers in 2011. The travel-related businesses also include:
"It's the least desirable aspect, but I don't think people are too worried about windows."
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, EasyGroup head, defending the windowless chambers in his London easyHotel, where rooms rent for £20 a night- EasyCar, which offers low cost car rental in 2,000 locations globally
- EasyBus, which offers low cost bus transportation between airports and city centres
- EasyHotel, which offers low cost accommodation in city centres
In June 2006, Haji-Ioannou received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to entrepreneurship".
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