Originally Posted by
MechEngr
I do like the story from Branson where his flight to a ski trip was cancelled so he went down the way, found a charter operation, chartered a plane and then came back to the gate and sold seats to pay off the charter and made a few bucks for his trouble. I think there was more work after that.
He wasn't flying to a ski trip, although the rest of what you say is correct; Branson explains how t
he idea of starting Virgin Atlantic came about here.
To address the more fundamental question as to why so many people try to start an airline, I'm reminded of a quote by another famous entrepreneur, Steve Jobs: “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
So, the answer is fairly simple, perhaps we're just a bit crazy...?!