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		</div><p>EasyJet shareholders will vote on whether to support founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s bid to oust the company’s chief executive and chairman.</p>
<p>The airline announced it will hold a general meeting on May 22 for the vote to take place.</p>
<p>Sir Stelios, the airline’s largest shareholder, has called for the removal of chief executive Johan Lundgren, chairman John Barton and two non-executives, describing the people in charge of the company as “scoundrels”.</p>
<figure id="attachment_154130" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154130" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-154130" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/73DB8F31-74DE-4232-A50F-7762B5FFDC9D.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="418" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-154130" class="wp-caption-text">Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants easyJet to terminate its entire £4.5 billion order with Airbus for new aircraft</figcaption></figure>
<p>He wants the carrier to terminate its entire £4.5 billion order with Airbus for new aircraft, claiming it will lead to the airline running out of money amid the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>EasyJet has agreed with the European manufacturer to defer the delivery of 24 new aircraft.</p>
<p>The airline is urging its shareholders to vote against Sir Stelios’ resolutions, warning that removing four directors would be “extremely damaging and destabilising at this critical time”.</p>
<p>Mr Barton said: “The board of easyJet firmly believes that holding a general meeting is an unnecessary distraction at a time when the airline industry is facing unprecedented challenge.</p>
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<p>“The resolutions to remove the directors are an attempt to force easyJet to terminate its Airbus contract.</p>
<p>“This is not in the best interests of the company or its shareholders as a whole.”</p>
<p>Sir Stelios and his family own 34% of easyJet shares.</p>
<p>The PA news agency understands that no other shareholders have come out in support of his proposals.</p>
<p>Sir Stelios claimed easyJet’s statement makes its directors “sound just like an Airbus chief marketing officer”, adding: “I hope the second job pays better than the first because they will be losing that one pretty soon.”</p>
<p>He insisted that “cancelling the Airbus contract is the only chance we have to save easyJet”.</p>
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