easyJet has been confirmed as the Official Airline Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest for the next three years, bringing people of Europe together to celebrate the world’s largest live music event
The airline is set to fly thousands of Eurovision fans from across Europe travelling for the event which takes place this May
Europe’s leading airline easyJet has been announced as the Official Airline Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest in a multi-year partnership, bringing Europe together to celebrate the world’s largest live music event.
easyJet will fly thousands of visitors from across Europe travelling for this year’s contest into Copenhagen airport, which provides quick, direct access to the host city of Malmö, Sweden, where the live semi-final and final events will take place on 7th, 9th and 11th May. The airline will operate over 10% more seats to and from Copenhagen compared to the same period last year.
Gabriella Neudecker, Marketing Director, easyJet said:
“We couldn’t be prouder to be the Official Airline Partner for the Eurovision Song Contest for the coming years. Travel offers you that rare opportunity to break away from the everyday and to feel totally in the moment, just as the iconic Eurovision Song Contest does. People, countries and communities are brought together, anything is possible and everyone is welcome. At easyJet we share all of these important values and are proud to play our part in connecting people across Europe, which we believe makes this partnership the perfect match.”
Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor, Eurovision Song Contest said:
"We’re thrilled to welcome easyJet as the Official Airline Partner for the Eurovision Song Contest. We both share a passion for connecting people and cultures, and look forward to taking off together as we unite the joy of music and the freedom of travel.”
Almost 30 years ago easyJet changed the way people travelled, democratising flying for a new generation to enjoy Europe, offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service.
Today, easyJet has over 17,000 people, of 97 nationalities, speaking over 43 languages and based in eight countries across Europe. The airline flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other, offering over 1000 routes to more than 150 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.
easyJet offers 14 routes from London Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Paris, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, Basel, Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon, Milan and Amsterdam to Copenhagen, with fares available from just £34.99*.
For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252 or log onto mediacentre.easyJet.com
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*flights one way per person including taxes
About easyJet
easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.
easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 82 million passengers in 2023 with more than 11.3 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft flying on nearly 1000 routes to more than 155 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.
easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised nearly £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.
In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.
Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching nearly 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.
In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.
About Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is the world’s largest live music event. It is organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s foremost alliance of public service media (PSM).
The competition, in which participating Members of the EBU send a new original song to represent their nation, has taken place every year since 1956 except in 2020.
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest reached over 170 million viewers around the world on TV and online.
37 broadcasters will take part in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden hosted by SVT. 27 broadcasters have won the competition at least once.
The EBU represents 112 media organisations in 56 countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and has an additional 30 Associates around the world. The EBU strives to secure a sustainable future for public service media
