Looks like i hit the nail on the head :p. easyJet is really Stelios’s reputation (in the public eye) no matter what he does he will be judged by the public by what easyJet is like to a large extent. Therefore he needs to exert control one easyJet and unfortunetly for him that is probably something which will stop him selling for a long time. He wants out as he has no interest in running an airline, his only interest is in opening new companies but leaving easyJet would jepordise ALL his wealth!

Well I have just had a discussion with one of my uni lecturers about this, and he said to me that Stelios may just be trying to raise the share price, so that when he does decide to accept a takeover bid, he will make more money… :D.