It seems Stelios Haji-Ioannou of EasyJet fame is planning something called FastJet….
But what is he up to? Certainly EasyJet aren’t over impressed.
EasyJet say: it has received notice from Haji-Ioannou that he
“intends to set up airline branded Fastjet and that a website, www.fastjet.com, has already been established”.
and
“To the extent that any activity of Fastjet, Sir Stelios or any company controlled by him infringes or would infringe those rights (under EasyJet’s agreement with Haji-Ioannou and EasyGroup), EasyJet will take necessary action to protect the rights of EasyJet and the interests of its shareholders.”
Oooh. Fightin’ words!
Both sides are in discussion of where to go next, but the important question is this.
He’s had a fair few misses (who can remember EasyPizza and EasyCinema?), but he’s had a few hits with EasyCar and EasyHotel, so this is an interesting move. Is it a long haul airline? Is it a NetJets style thing?
So many questions.. and so fare one screen shot…
i wonder if he can do it again?