Who owns BA CityFlyer?
BA CityFlyer is owned by IAG (the United Kingdom, LSE: IAG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: International Consolidated Airlines Group — formation of IAG, International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A, 21 January 2011. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- LSE: IAG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BA CityFlyer
BA CityFlyer is an English airline wholly owned within British Airways. International Consolidated Airlines Group's 2025 annual report lists BA Cityflyer Limited in the British Airways subsidiary table as airline operations at 100 per cent, and names it, with Iberia Express, BA Euroflyer and Vueling, among the group's lower-cost operations.
Ownership timeline of BA CityFlyer
Where BA CityFlyer sits in IAG
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by IAG
IAG controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Aer Lingus (1936)
- BA Euroflyer
- British Airways (1974)
- Iberia (1927)
- Iberia Express
- LEVEL
- Vueling (2004)
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; IAG has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: IAG
IAG is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: IAG.
IAG was formed in 2011 by merging British Airways with Iberia, and is registered in Spain while headquartered in London. It owns four national flag carriers plus a low-cost airline, so several airlines that appear to compete on European routes share an owner.
🇬🇧 BA CityFlyer and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BA CityFlyer is not one of them.
- Air Partner — Wheels Up 🇺🇸
- Alphabet — BMW Group 🇩🇪
- Arriva UK Bus — Arriva 🇬🇧
- Avanti West Coast — FirstGroup 🇬🇧
- Birmingham Airport — Birmingham Airport Holdings 🇬🇧
- Bristol Airport — Bristol Airport 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BA CityFlyer?
The parent company of BA CityFlyer is IAG, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is BA CityFlyer British?
Yes. BA CityFlyer originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, IAG, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is BA CityFlyer still owned by IAG?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, BA CityFlyer is still owned by IAG. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] International Consolidated Airlines Group — formation of IAG — International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., Annual report, published 21 January 2011; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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