The expansion strategy

Felix Airways started operating fifteen daily flights in September, 2008 from Sana’a and Aden: 5 daily flights between Sana’a-Aden, 4 flights between Sana’a-Riyan, and daily flight between Sana’a-Taiz, Hodiedah, Satoun, Alghaydah & Socotra, and a daily flight between Aden-Riyan.

By 2010, Felix will have thirty five round-trip daily flights on its internal flight schedule between Aden-Sana’a (9x daily), Riyan – Sana’a (3x daily), Sana’a-Taiz (3x daily), Aden – Riyan (2x daily), Riyan- Socotra, Seiyuon-Sana’a, Aden – Hodeidah, Hodeidah-Riyan, Riyan-Taiz, Al-Ghaydah-Riyan and Aden-Alghaydah.

Based on the study developed by Sabre Airline Solutions be evaluate the feasibility of the start-up airline domestic air travel has about 350,000 passengers, a number that is expected to reach more than 1,200,000 passengers per year by 2010.
Yemen Airways’ reduction in domestic flying will allow it to further expand its international route network profitably, while leaving the internal flights to Felix Airways.

The lowest fares on the airline will begin at just $25 for a one-way ticket.

The average fares will be less than $50 for one-way. The new domestic airline is expected to be a profitable company contributing to the economic development of Yemen and employing more than 400 staff.

History of Felix
From idea to a strong entity

Capital of the company

Felix Airways operates today with non-stop growing assets; in fact the company capital stands at 80 million dollars.


The offices:

Felix’s first headquarter is located in Sana’a while the second, based in Aden, will open soon. The latter is in accordance with the plans of the company to start its regional operations out of Aden.


The fleet :

The total fleet of Felix Airways was purchased from third biggest manufacture worldwide: the Canadian company Bombardier. The fleet consists of eight aircrafts Bombardier CRJ 700 aircraft, to be delivered between September 2008 and June 2009. Felix is currently operating with 4 planes.


The network :

Felix Airways operates on both internal and external routes. Inside the country, the airline visits 7 locations: Aden, Riyan, Taiz, Hodiedah, Sayoun, Alghaydah and Socotra. As for the external destinations, Felix Airways reaches around 15 key capitals and cities in the region including: Salalah, Muscat, Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Al Riyadh, Al Madinah, Al Taif, Jeddah, Cairo, Al Khurtum, Djibouti, Hargeysa, Nairobi, Dar Es Salam.




 
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