LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Britain's easyJet said
it will hold a general meeting of investors on May 22 to
consider resolutions put forward by its biggest shareholder and
founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who opposes the airline's strategy
of buying more planes.
Haji-Ioannou has called for shareholder votes on the removal
of the low cost airline's chief executive, chairman, chief
financial officer and another director, in an escalation of his
long-simmering row with management.
Since the coronavirus pandemic brought air travel to a halt
and forced easyJet to park up all its planes, Haji-Ioannou has
called on it to terminate its 4.5 billion pound ($5.6 billion)
order with Airbus for 107 new jets.
EasyJet's management want to stick with the Airbus deal and
has advised shareholders to vote against the resolutions.
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(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by James Davey)