LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - The family of the founder of
British airline easyJet sold a small stake in the
company, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday, reducing the
Haji-Ioannou family's holding to 25.3% from 26.7%.
Stelios Haji-Ioannou founded easyJet in 1995, and along with
family members remains its biggest shareholder, although their
holding has reduced from around 34% last year due to a share
sale and after a placing by the airline.
During the pandemic, Haji-Ioannou criticised easyJet's
strategy, calling on it to scrap a large order for new Airbus
jets.
Shares in easyJet traded at 989 pence on Thursday morning.
They remain well below their pre-pandemic level of around 1,500
pence, but they have risen 19% in the year to date on hopes for
a recovery in air travel.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)