Steven Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Last Update: Tuesday, July 19, 2005. 7:21am (AEST) British teen launches airline from bedroom A British teenager says he has launched a lost-cost airline from his bedroom, becoming possibly the youngest airline boss in the world. "I started flying lessons when I was 16 and my friends started joking about us buying a plane together and flying people around the world," said Daniel Reilly, an 18-year-old student, from Maghull, in Merseyside, northern England. "It was just a joke really but I took it a bit more seriously and decided to look into it," he said. Mr Reilly decided to explore how to establish an airline as part of a business studies course that he was taking as part of his high school A-Level subjects. "I called round a few airlines and asked how they had done it and I slowly realised it was quite achievable," he said. Mr Reilly, who attends Deyes High School in Maghull, showed his project for Nexus Airline to a financial adviser who found backers for the business. Initially Nexus will operate services from an airport in Liverpool, northern England, to the Spanish Canary Island destinations of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Customers will be able to book flights - which cost from 50 pounds ($116) one-way - from Friday, with the first flights scheduled to take off on November 1. In the meantime, Mr Reilly was awaiting the results of his A-Levels in business studies, English language, sociology and general studies. "Most of my school friends are now going off to university but I'm in charge of an airline," he said. "I don't know if I will be the next (Virgin boss) Richard Branson but I certainly wouldn't say no." -AFP http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1417150.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winzz Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 so what did he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted July 19, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 19, 2005 Maybe I missed that line but to have an Airline he should have a pleane a a place to land it. Do he has those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserov Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Maybe he's renting a spot form the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autoexec Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Initially Nexus will operate services from an airport in Liverpool, northern England, to the Spanish Canary Island destinations of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Liverpool Airport, he'll be taking off from there, as an airline you can just rent space at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tktino Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 hey might be a airline. But does he give free airline peanuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligen Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 hey might be a airline. But does he give free airline peanuts? 586236291[/snapback] Well even the big airliners don't even do that anymore. Cost savings... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishdelight Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 And the smaller ones do, plus free leather seats and more legroom :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowcra Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 *Builds a teletransporter in his bedroom* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamit2900 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 That's interesting. Good for him :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasker Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 wtf??? did he rent the airplanes or what??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachman123 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Red Bull gives you wings! No really, I wonder if he's renting the planes or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterSpy Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I'm waiting for the other airlines to undercut his prices and force him out of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovedude Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 fair play to him... even if it does go ###### up, at least he can say he owned a airline in his life :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 are they sure he's not a wacko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo12141 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 i was told about it in my Business Lesson, he has a Cessna light aircraft apparently. It will take alot of capital and funds before he can afford airliners which stretch into the millions :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 *Builds a teletransporter in his bedroom* 586236364[/snapback] Bill Gates started Microsoft from his bedroom and Steve Jobs started Apple from a garage... :happy: anything is possible if you want it to make it happen and you have the passion to do it... :happy: :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Bill Gates started Microsoft from his bedroom and Steve Jobs started Apple from a garage... :happy: anything is possible if you want it to make it happen and you have the passion to do it... :happy: :yes: 586236505[/snapback] true thing, shame most of us are lazy arses, or is that just me? Everytime I read something like that, makes me want to go out and make myself my own company empire :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takhisis Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 It's having the idea and knowing the right people that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Not sure how safe I would feel with a high school student flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spIdeZ Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 uhh ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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