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

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

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

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

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

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 back to the days of Onassis and Niarchos competing with each other over who had the biggest fleet, the biggest yacht and the most famous girlfriend.

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.