easyJet helps grants travel wishes of more than 100 children through Make-A-Wish® partnership

easyJet has celebrated its 100th flight supporting the travel wishes of children living with critical illnesses across Europe.

Every 25 seconds, a family hears the devastating news that their child is diagnosed with a critical condition, turning their lives upside down. Make-A-Wish aims to revive childhoods stolen by illness and bring hope to children and their loved ones.

The airline partnered with Make-A-Wish International in August 2024, helping bring the joy of travel to so many deserving children with critical illnesses and their families, by donating flights to help make their wishes a reality.

The 100th flight, in May 2025 from Belfast to London Luton, bought a day of magic to bright and cheerful eight-year-old Ava who lives with a haematological condition. Ava and her family flew with easyJet from Northern Ireland to London’s West End to grant her wish to see the hit musical Wicked and experience a fun day of sightseeing with her family.

Her mother, Jennifer, said, “The flight was good, everyone was so friendly. They made an announcement, and the kids got to go in the cockpit on the way there and back! It was such a brilliant weekend! The kids had a ball!”

The partnership has also helped wishes come true for children like Holly and Zara.

Holly, six years old, was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome. Make-A-Wish and easyJet worked together to fly Holly from Jersey to London with her family to make her dream of going to Lapland UK come true.

Zara, 12 years old, lives with cystic fibrosis. She had always wished to see sell-out musical SIX in London, and her wish was granted when easyJet flew her from Belfast to London with her family to see the musical.

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

“We are incredibly honoured to have been able to help grant the wishes of children like Ava, Holly and Zara through our partnership with Make-A-Wish. It has been our great privilege for easyJet and our dedicated crew to fly over 100 children and their families across Europe to help play small a part in making their wishes come true.”

Luciano Manzo, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish International, said:

[i"We’re incredibly thankful to easyJet for helping bring joy and adventure to the lives of the children and families we support. [/i]

“For those navigating the challenges of a critical illness, the chance to travel, discover new places, and share meaningful moments with loved ones can be truly transformative. With easyJet’s generous support, we’re able to make more of these transformative wishes come true for children across Europe"

For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252 or log onto mediacentre.easyJet.com

About easyJet

easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines 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 100 million passengers in 2024. The airline has over 340 aircraft flying on over 1,000 routes to more than 160 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 nine 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, 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 and is the number 1 ESG rated airline in Europe by Sustainalytics, MSCI and CDP.

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 Make-A-Wish International

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Founded in 1980, Make-A-Wish is the world’s leading children’s wish-granting organization, having granted more than 615,000 wishes in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Every 25 seconds, a child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish. Wish experiences can restore the childhood stolen by a critical illness diagnosis and improve physical, psychological and emotional well-being. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 27,000 volunteers around the globe, Make-A-Wish brings the power of a wish-come-true to children and their families when they need it most. For more information about Make-A-Wish International, visit worldwish.org.