Donate to UNICEF when booking Finnair flights online to support Schools for Asia projects
Finnair, the United Nations children’s organization UNICEF and Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, have joined forces to benefit the world’s most unprivileged children.
Passengers now have the opportunity to make a donation to UNICEF and support education for Asian children when booking their flights on the Finnair web site ‒ available in 37 different country editions and 14 languages. The option will become available as of today and donations will be possible in sums of one, five or ten euros.
Donated sums are directed to UNICEF’s Schools for Asia campaign which supports education for the most vulnerable children in 11 Asian countries.
"On the anniversary of the 20th cooperation year, Finnair and UNICEF together with Amadeus, will launch a digital fundraising collection. We've traditionally made the collection in-flight, but now passengers can donate as they book their flights at finnair.com. We hope that passengers will back our aim of providing a better future for many Asian children,” says Pekka Vauramo, CEO of Finnair. "Even very small sums can make a big difference, and every donation is significant to those who benefit.”
”Finnair and the Finnish Committee for UNICEF have been raising funds for children together for twenty years. We’re extremely pleased to include this new mode of cooperation in our partnership, and we warmly welcome on board our new technology partner Amadeus,” says Marja-Riitta Ketola, the Executive Director for Finnish Committee for UNICEF.
“This partnership with Finnair underpins the global CSR agreement signed with UNICEF through which Amadeus provides the necessary technology through a community platform for online donations. As a long standing travel industry partner for Amadeus, Finnair shares our vision that CSR must be a continued priority for companies wishing to be at the forefront of their respective sectors," comments Luis Maroto, President & CEO of Amadeus.
Finnair’s oneworld alliance partner Iberia launched a corresponding donation initiative on its own website in November 2013.
Video available:http://youtu.be/qP22uOIT-L8
More information:
Finnair Media Desk p. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.fi
Amadeus, Corporate Communication, Tel. +34 91 582 0160, mediarelations(a)amadeus.com
Finnish Committee for UNICEF, Eija Wallenius, Communications, Tel. +358 43 824 1198, eija.wallenius(a)unicef.fi
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Finnair
Finnair flies between Asia, Europe and North America with an emphasis on fast connections via Helsinki, carrying more than nine million passengers annually and connecting 15 cities in Asia with more than 60 destinations in Europe. The airline, a pioneer in sustainable flying, will be the European launch customer of the next-generation, eco-smart Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and is the first airline listed in the Leadership Index of the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project. The only Nordic carrier with a 4-star Skytrax ranking, Finnair has also won the World Airline Award for Best Airline Northern Europe for the past five years running. Finnair is a member of oneworld, the alliance of the world's leading airlines committed to providing the highest level of service and convenience to frequent international travellers.
UNICEF
UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit, please visit www.unicef.org. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook
Amadeus
Amadeus is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (e.g. airlines, hotels, rail and ferry operators, etc.), travel sellers (travel agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and travel management companies). The Amadeus group employs around 11,000 people worldwide, across central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters), Nice (development) and Erding (operations), as well as 71 local Amadeus Commercial Organisations globally. To find out more about Amadeus please visit www.amadeus.com.
