EasyJet rejects 'gravy train' claim

The ongoing feud between easyJet and its founder rumbled on today as the British airline’s chairman denied its directors were riding the “gravy train”.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who with his family owns 37.5% of easyJet shares, has hit out at a pay deal which could award 10 executives shares worth £8m over the next three years.