easyJet launches onboard summer collection to support UNICEF’s emergency work

• easyJet customer donations will support UNICEF’s essential work helping children and families affected by humanitarian crises, such as natural disasters and ongoing conflicts around the world
• Donations will be collected by easyJet’s cabin crew onboard all flights from 4 July until 30 September 2025
• Money raised will help UNICEF deliver critical emergency services, including access to clean drinking water, vaccinations, essential medical care, child protection services, psychosocial support, and education

easyJet has today launched its 2025 onboard summer collection to support UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund to ensure the most vulnerable children and families get the vital support and help they desperately need.

When an emergency begins, UNICEF teams with local partners and communities aim to respond within 48 hours to provide life-saving supplies and healthcare. Although UNICEF strives to be there for all children, the scale of those in need of support is unprecedented.

Currently, approximately 1 in 6 children – almost half a billion in total – live in areas affected by conflict such as Ukraine and Sudan.

Since 2012, easyJet customers and crew have raised over £17 million in donations from the beginning of its partnership with UNICEF.

Millions of easyJet customers flying through the peak summer season across 35 countries, will be able to donate onboard in any currency to this worthy cause.

Earlier this year emergency funding enabled UNICEF to mobilise urgent support in Myanmar, in response to the devastating earthquakes that took place in March.

The disaster left an estimated 6.3 million people needing urgent help including 2 million children. Thanks to this type of flexible funding, UNICEF was able to immediately fly in 227 tonnes of supplies in the first few weeks following the disaster, helping deliver access to safe drinking water, essential sanitation supplies and establish child-friendly spaces to support children suffering from trauma.

Globally, UNICEF has helped millions of displaced children and their families, affected by ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gaza, Haiti, Sudan, and Yemen, among others.

Ongoing humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ethiopia, have seen this type of flexible emergency funding help ensure children and communities have continued access to essential services, including healthcare, nutrition support, clean water and sanitation facilities.

UNICEF is also working to improve life for Rohingya children and their families living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, one of the world’s forgotten crises.

Thanks to their generous donations, easyJet customers can make a world of difference by supporting UNICEF and its partners to deliver immediate, life-saving support to children and families affected by humanitarian crises such as natural disasters and ongoing conflict.

easyJet’s dedicated cabin crew will be collecting donations during their inflight service, meaning customers can easily donate at the same time as purchasing refreshments onboard.

The price of a £3.20 breakfast tea could provide 400 water purification tablets for families to purify water in emergency situations, when the fresh water supply may be compromised – helping to purify over 400 litres of water.

Michael Brown, easyJet Director of Cabin Services, said:

“easyJet is proud to continue supporting the essential work of UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund, which supports children most in need around the world.

“Currently there are many ongoing conflicts and emergencies which are putting the lives of so many children and their families at risk.

“But thanks to the generous support of easyJet customers, we can make a real difference and help UNICEF provide access to clean water, education, vaccinations and support to transform their lives.

“With thousands of easyJet customers flying every day throughout the peak summer season, they can help UNICEF to provide life-saving supplies, for just the price of a cup of tea onboard thanks to their donations.

“We thank them, and our dedicated crew working throughout the summer, to continue supporting UNICEF’s amazing work to support for children and families affected by the natural disasters and ongoing crises around the world.”

Dr Philip Goodwin, Chief Executive at The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), said:

“At UNICEF we strive to ensure that every child has the best start in life. However currently, millions of children around the world are living in emergency contexts which is putting their lives at risk and devastating their childhoods.

“Funding from partners such as easyJet enable UNICEF to deliver essential resources and support to help save and protect the lives of children and families.

“I would like to thank easyJet employees and customers for their generous support towards our work for children.”

For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office via mediacentre.easyJet.com/contacts or on 01582 525252

Notes to editors

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 1000 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 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.