Air Arabia cleared to pay $380m dividend for 2025

Shareholders of budget airline Air Arabia approved a 30 fils per share dividend for 2025 at its annual general meeting on Thursday. 

The Emirati company will pay AED1.4 billion ($381 million) in dividends for last year, the airline said in a statement.

The airline’s fully paid-up share capital stands at 4.7 billion shares.

In 2024 Air Arabia paid 20 fils per share, or AED933 million, according to its integrated report for 2025.

In February, the airline said net profit after tax rose 11 percent year on year to AED1.6 billion, while revenue climbed 15 percent annually to AED7.8 billion in 2025.

Shareholders also approved the auditors’ report and balance sheet, as well as profit and loss accounts for 2025. In addition, they elected the board of directors for the next three years.

Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani said Air Arabia continued to expand its network, launched new routes across key markets and increased operating capacity to meet growing demand for value-driven air travel.

Last year, the carrier expanded its global network by adding 30 new routes across its six operating hubs in the UAE, Morocco, Egypt and Pakistan. It took delivery of five new aircraft and added four leased aircraft to support its growth and network expansion. 

The airline ended 2025 with a fleet of 90 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft serving more than  220 routes across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.

 “Despite the current geopolitical situation and its impact on the global economy and regional aviation, we remain confident in the fundamentals of our industry, the strength of our business model and the strategy we continue to pursue,” Al Thani said.  

In July an alliance including Air Arabia won the bid to operate a new Saudi low-cost carrier, yet to be named, operating from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.

State-owned Sharjah Asset Management owns 18.55 percent of Air Arabia. 

The airline’s shares on the Dubai stock exchange rose nearly 1 percent to AED4.35 on Thursday. The stock is down 8 percent so far this year.

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