Originally Posted by
Mr Good Cat
No, but he wants the UK taxpayer to foot his airline's bill. So he may very shortly owe us all money. Hence some people may be very pi**ed off that he's avoiding using his own money that he hides in tax havens.
It's not 'his airline'! He has a minority stake in it these days and is dragged out for
PR stunts on new routes.
IAGs biggest shareholder is Qatar Airways, hardly a well known British taxpayer and Stelios lives in Monaco. Corporate structures are complicated and any government bailout decision will be based on providing value for the taxpayer, protecting jobs and recognising Virgin as a national asset for the growth of the economy. Luckily Katie Hopkins and the Daily Mail readers aren't in charge of that decision