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Lufthansa steals Eurovision airline contest crown from easyJet for Vienna 2026
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Lufthansa steals Eurovision airline contest crown from easyJet for Vienna 2026

The Independent·Simon Calder·17 days ago
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Lufthansa of Germany has overtaken Britain's biggest budget airline, easyJet , for the title of Eurovision airline champion 2026. The results have been computed by the airline revenue economist, Oliver Ranson. Each year before the sparkly song contest, he computes the number of flights and seats to the host city (or a nearby airport) from participant nations. For Vienna , the figures include Bratislava, Slovakia's capital – whose airport is only 30 miles away from the Austrian city. In 2025, the tuneful television tussle was hosted in the Swiss city of Basel – a major hub for easyJet, which swept the board. But Britain’s biggest budget airline does not trouble the scorers this year. The Lufthansa Group includes “daughter” carriers Austrian Airlines, whose hub is Vienna, as well as ITA of Italy, Swiss and Brussels Airlines and the German carrier itself. With such strength, the Frankfurt-based flyer has a stronghold in the Eurovision host city.…

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