{{Short description|Airline in Yemen}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Felix Airways | logo = Felix Airways Logo.png | logo_size = 150 | fleet_size = 3{{cn|date=September 2025}} | destinations = 5<ref name="destofficial"/> | IATA = FF | ICAO = FXX | callsign = FELIX | parent = Yemenia, Al-Tayyar Travel & Tourism Agency, ICD, NTTB | founded = 26 October 2008 | headquarters = Sanaa, Yemen | key_people = Mohammed Al-Arrasha (Chairman and CEO) | hubs = | focus_cities = | alliance = | website = {{URL|www.felixairways.com}} }}

'''Felix Airways Limited''', also known as '''Al Saeeda''', (both meaning "Happy," from the Roman term for Yemen, Arabia Felix)<ref name="Attgfa">{{cite web|title=Felix Airways|url=http://www.altayyargroup.com/English/the_group_investments/yemen/pages/felixairways.aspx|publisher=Al Tayyar Travel Group|access-date=19 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518053547/http://www.altayyargroup.com/English/The_Group_Investments/Yemen/Pages/FelixAirways.aspx|archive-date=2014-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an inoperative regional airline based in Sanaa, Yemen. As of January 2026, it operates no flights and has a status of "Idle".<ref name="v867">{{cite web | title=Felix Airways on ch-aviation | website=ch-aviation | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/FEL | access-date=2026-01-29}}</ref> In the past, the airline operated flights on a limited basis up until 2019.<ref name="h432">{{cite web | title=Felix Airways history from Rest of World, Yemen | website=Airline History | date=2026-01-20 | url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/felix-airways/ | access-date=2026-01-29}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="CAPA"/> In late October 2008, Felix Airways began domestic operations with CRJ 700 aircraft, and expanded both domestically and regionally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anna.aero/2010/01/29/yemen-air-travel-boosted-by-emergence-of-felix-airways/|title=Yemen air travel boosted by emergence of Felix Airways|publisher=anna.aero|date=29 January 2010|accessdate=21 October 2019}}</ref>

Operations have been severely disrupted since 2015 due to the ongoing military conflict affecting its hub at Sanaa International Airport.<ref name="officialstatement">{{cite web|url=http://yemenia.com/NewsDetail.aspx?NID=23|title=Yemenia Airway|publisher=|access-date=24 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402232753/http://yemenia.com/NewsDetail.aspx?NID=23|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/36335-yemenia-suspends-operations-indefinitely-sana-airport-damaged|title=Yemenia suspends operations indefinitely; Sana airport damaged|work=ch-aviation|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabanews.net/en/news532861.htm|title=The Crimes Of Saudi Aggression On Yemen - Losing Tourism|publisher=Yemen News Agency|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=21 October 2019}}</ref> The airline originally also had two Bombardier CRJ700s, but one was destroyed by bombing at Sanaa International Airport in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacdec.de/2015/04/29/2015-04-28-felix-airways-crj-700-destroyed-during-air-raid-at-sanaa/| title= Felix Airways CRJ-700 destroyed during air raid at Sanaa | author= Jan Richter - Jacdec | accessdate=2015-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=yemen_updates|author=Yemen Updates|number=593107213847166976|date=28 April 2015|title=Pictures from a #Yemen Today TV of Felix Airways airways, hit by the #OpRestoringHope aids in #Sanaa Airport today.}}/photo/1</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6385311/ | title= Fleet | author= airliners.net | accessdate=2015-04-30}}</ref>

==Destinations== ===Current destinations=== As of February 2021, Felix Airways serves the following scheduled destinations:<ref name="destofficial">[http://www.felixairways.com/page.php?id=65 felixairways.com - Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519000246/http://www.felixairways.com/page.php?id=65 |date=2022-05-19 }} retrieved 21 February 2021</ref>

;Djibouti *Djibouti - Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport

;Yemen *Aden - Aden International Airport *Seiyun - Sayun Airport *Socotra - Socotra Airport

;United Arab Emirates *Dubai - Dubai International Airport

===Former destinations=== As of January 2015 (before the air blockade), Felix Airways served the following destinations:<ref name="Asfa">{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://ameliaweb.intelisys.ca/Felix/|publisher=Felix Airways|access-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107233136/https://ameliaweb.intelisys.ca/Felix/|archive-date=2015-01-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! City ! Country ! Airport ! Notes ! class="unsortable"|Refs |- |Abha||Saudi Arabia ||Abha Regional Airport|||| |- |Aden||Yemen ||Aden International Airport ||Base ||<ref name="CAPA">{{cite web|title=Felix Airways|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/felix-airways-fo|publisher=CAPA|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> |- |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||<ref name="CAPA"/> |- |Seiyun||Yemen ||Sayun Airport|||| |- |Sharjah||United Arab Emirates ||Sharjah International Airport|||| |- |Socotra||Yemen ||Socotra Airport|||| |- |Taiz||Yemen ||Taiz International Airport|||| |- |}

==Fleet== As of February 2021, the Felix Airways fleet included the following aircraft:{{cn|date=September 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse" |+ Felix Airways Fleet |- !rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Aircraft !rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|In Service !rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|Orders !colspan="3"|Passengers !rowspan="2"|Notes |- !style="width:25px;"|<abbr title="Business Premier World">C</abbr> !style="width:25px;"|<abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr> !style="width:25px;"|Total |- |- |Bombardier CRJ200ER | align="center" |2 | align="center" | |&mdash; | align="center" |50 | align="center" |50 | |- |Bombardier CRJ700 | align="center" |1 | align="center" | |&mdash; | align="center" |60 | align="center" |60 | |- ! Total ! 3 ! !colspan="4"| |}

==See also== *List of airlines of Yemen

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.felixairways.com/ Official website]

{{Portal bar|Companies|Aviation}} {{Airlines of Yemen}}

Category:Airlines of Yemen Category:Low-cost carriers Category:Airlines established in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in Yemen