Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou pledges to give half of £2bn fortune to charity

[TomandJerry]

"The easyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has promised to give more than half of his £2bn fortune to charity after he was “inspired” by the world’s richest man, the Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Haji-Ioannou said he had signed up to the Giving Pledge, an organisation founded by Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, which asks the world’s wealthiest people to give away the majority of their money.

The Cypriot-born magnate, who has stamped his orange-hued “easy” brand on everything from aeroplanes to cut-price convenience stores, was estimated to be worth £1.95bn in the latest Sunday Times rich list. He is expected to give away about £1bn of that, some of it in cash during his lifetime and the remainder by selling assets through the terms of his will."

Great man, worth a mention

 

[ManOfSussex]

Affordable aviation............crazy stuff we had before Brexit.

 

[Husty]

Well done him, hopefully more will follow.

 

[Weststander]

"The easyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has promised to give more than half of his £2bn fortune to charity after he was “inspired” by the world’s richest man, the Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Haji-Ioannou said he had signed up to the Giving Pledge, an organisation founded by Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, which asks the world’s wealthiest people to give away the majority of their money.

The Cypriot-born magnate, who has stamped his orange-hued “easy” brand on everything from aeroplanes to cut-price convenience stores, was estimated to be worth £1.95bn in the latest Sunday Times rich list. He is expected to give away about £1bn of that, some of it in cash during his lifetime and the remainder by selling assets through the terms of his will."

Great man, worth a mention

Under no obligation to give any away.

 

[easynow]

Respect to him

 

[GT49er]

Affordable aviation............crazy stuff we had before Brexit.

Yes, a real shame there's been no cut price airlines running since last June - or was it when we triggered Article 50 that it all came to a sudden halt? Please remind me - I can't quite remember...................

 

[whitelion]

This is a great gesture and fair play to him.

Hope the money is used wisely.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

You can't but wish him all well for this, can you?

 

[Diablo]

Indeed good of him to so do.......Although if Corbyn has his way there will be no Billionaires to create jobs and leave legacy to anyone!!!

 

[Beach Hut]

Great gesture, good thing his Dad a shipping magnate gave him the money to start Easyjet

 

[ManOfSussex]

Yes, a real shame there's been no cut price airlines running since last June - or was it when we triggered Article 50 that it all came to a sudden halt? Please remind me - I can't quite remember...................

Wait until after 2019? Perhaps you could explain to me how IAG PLC will exist after then?

 

[Titanic]

A billion? That would pay for 3 days of our NHS.

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[Beach Hut]

A billion? That would pay for 3 days of our NHS.

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Which is not a charity

 

[vegster]

Indeed good of him to so do.......Although if Corbyn has his way there will be no Billionaires to create jobs and leave legacy to anyone!!!

Calm down dear, he won't be picking on you.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Good on him. If more of the world's billionaire's took this approach it could seriously help to end some of the most disgraceful situations that people in need face all around the world. Let's face it, when you get into the billions neither you or your kids can spend that kind of money so why not leave a legacy that will help millions.

Good on him, if we can all stop trying to score political points off each other to applaud a genuinely selfless act I think that would be nice.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

How is he doing it?

 

[Megazone]

How is he doing it?

He's going to put 2 pounds in every charity pot in Europe.

Good on him!

 

[cunning fergus]

Wait until after 2019? Perhaps you could explain to me how IAG PLC will exist after then?

This sounds interesting?

Presumably similar multiple listed entities such as Shell and Unilever are also at risk of collapse too?

Perhaps you could explain just how this will play out to the class in more detail?

I'm all ears........

 

[Chicken Run]

Wait until after 2019? Perhaps you could explain to me how IAG PLC will exist after then?

Are you ill? How can you turn a perfectly decent thread highlighting someone who is doing something good with his wealth into a snide sycinal thread? I think you have issues mate ?

 

[Chicken Run]

Yes, a real shame there's been no cut price airlines running since last June - or was it when we triggered Article 50 that it all came to a sudden halt? Please remind me - I can't quite remember...................

Cost of my return flight to Malaga this week £76.00 with you guessed it Easy Jet, I suppose your moaning that you can't fly for £9.99 anymore?