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 the future.

Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

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

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. That's not me. I don't need those status symbols. I don't need a private jet either when I can go everywhere with Easy.

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

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 invented by cargo firms. The baggage doesn't care where and how it's pushed around.