• easyJet and UNICEF’s flagship ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign supports UNICEF's aspiration to achieve every child’s universal right to learn by 2030

  • Nearly nine million customers flying with easyJet across more than 72,000 flights this winter will have the opportunity to help raise vital funds for education programmes by donating onboard

  • This marks the airline’s 50th onboard collection for UNICEF, which have raised over £17 million since the partnership launched in 2012

easyJet and UNICEF are launching their winter onboard collection as part of their ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign, to support UNICEF’s work to tackle the global learning crisis.

From Saturday 7 December nearly nine million customers set to fly with easyJet this winter will have the opportunity to donate through Cabin Crew collections, onboard more than 72,000 flights across 32 countries.

This latest six-week onboard collection marks the 50th in support of UNICEF since the partnership began in 2012. Since then, easyJet customers and crew have raised over £17 million towards UNICEF’s life-changing work, which has helped to protect millions of children around the world from disease, kept them safe during emergencies and supported access to quality education.

Launched earlier this year, easyJet and UNICEF’s ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign aims to support children and adolescents to shape their future, by contributing to UNICEF's target of providing access to learning opportunities for 114 million children and digital education for 148.6 million children around the world by the end of 2025.

Globally, seven out of ten 10-year-olds around the world cannot read simple text or do basic mathematics. While significant progress was made in increasing access to inclusive and quality education, there is still a need for 1.4 million children to be enrolled in early childhood education every year and 44 million teachers to achieve SDG4* for education.

This includes children like Khadija in Afghanistan who attends school thanks to the community-based classroom established by UNICEF in her village in Daikundi. She said, “If my classmates don’t understand the lesson, I will help them”, and added “And I will read the lessons to them again.” 

Michael Brown, easyJet’s Director of Cabin Services, said:

“It is a privilege to be launching our 50th onboard collection for UNICEF this winter as part of our ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign, to support UNICEF’s aspiration to achieve every child’s universal right to learn by 2030. 

“Since our partnership launched over a decade ago, we are incredibly grateful to our customers for their kindness and generosity in helping to raise over £17 million to support UNICEF’s work – and of course our fantastic crew who make these collections possible. 

“We cannot thank them enough for all that they do to help change the lives of countless children across the world.”

Mohini Raichura-Brown, UNICEF's Chief Partnerships Officer said:

“This winter, we are proud to be launching our 50th collection with easyJet.  The contribution of easyJet crew and customers has already helped UNICEF reach more than 169 million children to support with building a brighter future.

‘This collection builds on more than £3 million easyJet contributed over the years, towards UNICEF’s education programmes to help provide every child with an opportunity to access quality and inclusive learning. This included providing educational materials such as textbooks and classroom kits to children, so they are able to keep learning, even during an emergency.”

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Notes to editors

*SDG4, or Sustainable Development Goal 4, is about achieving inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong opportunities for all. It is among the 17 Sustainable Development goals established by the United Nations.

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 over £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 which is 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 UNICEF 

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone.

The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) raises funds for UNICEF’s emergency and development work for children. We also promote and protect children’s rights in the UK and internationally. We are a UK charity, entirely funded by supporters.

United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England & Wales), SC043677 (Scotland).

For more information visit unicef.org.uk. Follow UNICEF UK on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

UNICEF does not endorse any company, brand, product or service.