Airline: | Felix Airways |
Fleet Size: | 3 |
Destinations: | 5 |
Iata: | FF |
Icao: | FXX |
Callsign: | FELIX |
Parent: | Yemenia, Al-Tayyar Travel & Tourism Agency, ICD, NTTB |
Founded: | 26 October 2008 |
Headquarters: | Sana'a, Yemen |
Key People: | Mohammed Al-Arrasha (Chairman and CEO) |
Ceased: | 2021 |
Felix Airways Limited, also known as Al Saeeda, (both meaning "Happy," from the Roman term for Yemen, Arabia Felix)[1] is a regional airline based in Sana'a, Yemen.
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.[2]
Operations have been severely disrupted since 2015 due to the ongoing military conflict affecting its hub at Sana'a International Airport.[3] [4] 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.[5] The airline originally also had two Bombardier CRJ700s, but one was destroyed by bombing at Sana'a International Airport in April 2015.[6] [7] [8]
As of February 2021, Felix Airways serves the following scheduled destinations:[9]
As of January 2015 (before the air blockade), Felix Airways served the following destinations:[10]
City | Country | Airport | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abha | Saudi Arabia | Abha Regional Airport | ||
Aden | Yemen | Base | [11] | |
Al Ghaydah | Yemen | Al Ghaydah Airport | ||
Al Hudaydah | Yemen | Hodeida 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 | ||
Sana'a | Yemen | Base | ||
Seiyun | Yemen | Sayun Airport | ||
Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah International Airport | ||
Socotra | Yemen | Socotra Airport | ||
Ta'izz | Yemen | Ta'izz International Airport | ||
As of February 2021, the Felix Airways fleet included the following aircraft:[12]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Y | Total | |||||
Bombardier CRJ200ER | 2 | 8 | - | 50 | 50 | ||
Bombardier CRJ700 | 1 | 0 | - | 60 | 60 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 |