Haji-Ioannou

British

/ ˈhadʒijɔˈanu /

noun

Sir Stelios. born 1967, British businessman, born in Greece; founder (1995) and chairman (until 2002) of the low-cost airline company Easyjet

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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou founded EasyJet after carrying out research in the USA.

From BBC

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and owner of easyGroup, said he would appeal against the decision.

From BBC

EasyGroup and its owner Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou have a long history of taking legal action against businesses who use the prefix "easy" in their name.

From BBC

EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou plans to call a truce in a dispute with the British airline's management and support the purchase of 56 new Airbus aircraft, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

From Reuters

The aircraft order had proved a source of dispute with Haji-Ioannou, who had opposed the investment at the height of the pandemic.

From Reuters

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