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.

I have to manage and protect my brand. For the details I can always hire people who can knuckle down much better. For that I need people who are different to myself. People who compensate for my weaknesses.

This industry attracts more capital than it deserves.

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

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

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.

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