EasyJet founder steps up attack on airline

EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou stepped up his attack on the budget airline today as he threatened to withdraw the rights to the “easy” brand in a row over punctuality.

Haji-Ioannou – who quit the board in May in a row over strategy but owns the “easy” brand – said in a letter to chairman Mike Rake that the airline’s reputation was “being eroded in a matter of months” due to delays and cancellations.