easyJet (London Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou will give GBP5 million pounds (USD6.16 million) for information that brings about the cancellation of its 2013 order for 107 Airbus aircraft, and GBP10,000 (USD12,330) for any tips that help him in his campaign, he said in a statement on May 12.

Haji-Ioannou, whose family owns a third of easyJet’s shares, has intensified his campaign in recent weeks to oust the low-cost carrier’s management, having argued for years that its fleet expansion would demolish shareholder value.

He has ordered a shareholder vote on May 22 to oust the carrier’s chairman, chief executive, and two other directors - a move he would need over 50% of the votes to achieve.

“Stelios is willing to offer a reward of up to GBP5,000,000 [...] in cash out of his own money to any whistleblower who provides useful information that leads to the cancellation of the order for easyJet to buy an additional 107 Airbus aircraft at the cost of GBP4,500,000,000 [...] which easyJet simply cannot afford,” the statement said.

“If you are a current or past hardworking easyJet employee or anyone else who has seen anything suspicious by anyone inside easyJet in their dealings with Airbus, you could get a reward from Stelios,” it added, suggesting that this could be lavish entertainment, unexplained wealth, or ostentatious spending by easyJet employees.

As previously reported, in January the manufacturer agreed to pay USD4 billion in fines after striking a plea deal with prosecutors in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over alleged bribery to secure contracts in 20 countries going back at least 15 years.

The LCC issued its own statement on May 12 in which “the board firmly rejects any insinuation that easyJet was involved in any impropriety. EasyJet has maintained the highest standards of governance and scrutiny in respect of its aircraft procurement processes.” The company hired an external auditor to review its fleet selection process, it added, and the resulting report confirmed that the carrier had followed the correct procurement processes.