Nil Tarus, sorry mate but you are wrong in your assessment of easyJet and RDW. He has brought the airline to Europes No.1 LCA, has he not delivered an IPO and profit, not to mention the purchase of one of our main rivals? What you fail to appreciate is that RDW has been running the airline for a long time and where, the persona of Stelios has been an important in the past, the brand and product speak for themselves as will the solid financial targets being achieved.
The business model is sound and developing with the integration of Go into an even stronger footing with all the best of Go, which , if you recall, was one of the reasons they were so attractive to buy, we are delivering on that promise I believe.
The comparision of Southwest and easyJet doesn't really hold water either considering their respective stages of development, you're comparing an airline that has had over 30 years to perfect the model in a very different operating environment then ours. Go back in SWA history and they will admit to having had growning pains in the past as well, as their own staff have told us.
We're in the middle of the integration of two excellent airlines, we've had our moments of course, but there is a clear understanding with the Directors and Management groups of the need to focus on our people as much as the business, this is happening but getting the two airlines together will not happen overnight. I refute your allegation that the mangers in this airline are in it for themselves, the carpets of easyLand are stained with the blood, sweat and tears of those 'managers' who have got the airline where it is today. They are as committed to making this business a success as they were 5 years ago.
You seem also to ignore the fact that easyJet has offered hundreds of pilots and airline staff opportunitys which were not there before, what's the average Command upgrade time period in easy versus the traditional airlines? Come on, this business is very successful and going from strenth to strength.