Felix Airways
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| Founded | 26 October 2008 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3[citation needed] | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | Yemenia, Al-Tayyar Travel & Tourism Agency, ICD, NTTB | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sanaa, Yemen | ||||||
| Key people | Mohammed Al-Arrasha (Chairman and CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Felix Airways Limited, also known as Al Saeeda, (both meaning "Happy," from the Roman term for Yemen, Arabia Felix) is an inoperative regional airline based in Sanaa, Yemen. As of January 2026, it operates no flights and has a status of "Idle". In the past, the airline operated flights on a limited basis up until 2019.
History
The airline was established in 2008 as a subsidiary of flag carrier Yemenia by the Islamic Bank for Development, to serve the growing market for low-cost travel in the region. In late October 2008, Felix Airways began domestic operations with CRJ 700 aircraft, and expanded both domestically and regionally.
Operations have been severely disrupted since 2015 due to the ongoing military conflict affecting its hub at Sanaa International Airport. From 2015 the airline, in common with the entire Yemeni tourist industry, suffered a near-complete reduction in activity due to the conflict and the siege in the region; Felix Airways flights were reported (in April 2019) to have declined from 55 to only 3 weekly flights. The airline originally also had two Bombardier CRJ700s, but one was destroyed by bombing at Sanaa International Airport in April 2015.
Destinations
Current destinations
As of February 2021, Felix Airways serves the following scheduled destinations:
- Djibouti
- Yemen
- United Arab Emirates
Former destinations
As of January 2015 (before the air blockade), Felix Airways served the following destinations:
| City | Country | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Abha | Saudi Arabia | Abha Regional Airport | ||
| Aden | Yemen | Aden International Airport | Base | |
| Al Ghaydah | Yemen | Al Ghaydah Airport | ||
| Hodeidah | Yemen | Hodeidah International Airport | ||
| Mukalla | Yemen | Riyan Airport | ||
| Ataq | Yemen | Ataq Airport | ||
| Dammam | Saudi Arabia | King Fahd International Airport | ||
| Hargeisa | Somaliland | Hargeisa International Airport | ||
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | King Abdulaziz International Airport | ||
| Mogadishu | Somalia | Aden Adde International Airport | ||
| Sanaa | Yemen | Sanaa International Airport | Base | |
| Seiyun | Yemen | Sayun Airport | ||
| Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah International Airport | ||
| Socotra | Yemen | Socotra Airport | ||
| Taiz | Yemen | Taiz International Airport | ||
See also
References
- 1 2 felixairways.com - Network Archived 2022-05-19 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 21 February 2021
- ↑ "Felix Airways". Al Tayyar Travel Group. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "Felix Airways on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Felix Airways history from Rest of World, Yemen". Airline History. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- 1 2 3 "Felix Airways". CAPA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Yemen air travel boosted by emergence of Felix Airways". anna.aero. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "Yemenia Airway". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Yemenia suspends operations indefinitely; Sana airport damaged". ch-aviation. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Crimes Of Saudi Aggression On Yemen - Losing Tourism". Yemen News Agency. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Jan Richter - Jacdec. "Felix Airways CRJ-700 destroyed during air raid at Sanaa". Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ↑ Yemen Updates [@yemen_updates] (28 April 2015). "Pictures from a #Yemen Today TV of Felix Airways airways, hit by the #OpRestoringHope aids in #Sanaa Airport today" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
- ↑ airliners.net. "Fleet". Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ "Destinations". Felix Airways. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
