Air Arabia reports Q1 2025 net profit up 34%

Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 355 million (US$96,661million) for the first three months ending March 31, 2025; an increase of 34 percent compared to 2024.

In the same period, the airline posted a turnover of AED 1.75 billion, a 14 percent increase compared to the first quarter of last year. More than 4.9 million passengers flew with Air Arabia Group between January and March 2025 across the carrier’s operating hubs, an increase of 11 percent compared to the total number of passengers carried in the first quarter of last year, while the airline’s average seat load factor – or passengers carried as a percentage of available seats – during the first three months of 2025 stood at an impressive 84% per cent.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Chairman of Air Arabia, said: “The strong start to 2025 reflects Air Arabia’s continued resilience and strategic agility in navigating a constantly evolving regional and global landscape. Our robust financial and operational performance in the first quarter underscores the success of our low-cost business model, the effectiveness of our disciplined cost management, and our unwavering commitment to operational efficiency and delivering exceptional value to our customers”.