Who owns flydubai?
flydubai is owned by Dubai Aviation Corporation (the United Arab Emirates).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 15 years of flydubai, 1 June 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dubai Aviation Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Origin
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About flydubai
flydubai is the airline operated by Dubai Aviation Corporation from Dubai International Airport. Its newsroom says it began operations with an inaugural flight to Beirut on 1 June 2009, and describes a network of more than 125 destinations in 56 countries flown with a single fleet type of 98 Boeing 737 aircraft. It reports carrying more than 137 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.
Ownership timeline of flydubai
Where flydubai sits in flydubai
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: flydubai
flydubai is a state-owned company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Dubai Aviation Corporation trades as flydubai and is based at Dubai International Airport. Its newsroom records its inaugural flight, to Beirut, on 1 June 2009 and says it operates a single fleet type of Boeing 737 aircraft. Its chairman, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, links its growth to the Dubai Government's efforts to strengthen Dubai as an aviation hub.
🇦🇪 flydubai and other Emirati brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in the United Arab Emirates. 4 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; flydubai is not one of them.
- AD Ports Group — AD Ports Group 🇦🇪
- ADNOC L&S — ADNOC L&S 🇦🇪
- Abu Dhabi Aviation — Abu Dhabi Aviation 🇦🇪
- Air Arabia — Air Arabia 🇦🇪
- Aramex — Aramex 🇦🇪
- Arjaan Hotel Apartments — Rotana 🇦🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of flydubai?
The parent company of flydubai is Dubai Aviation Corporation, a state-owned company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is flydubai Emirati?
Yes. flydubai originated in the United Arab Emirates in 2009 and its owner, Dubai Aviation Corporation, is also headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is flydubai still owned by Dubai Aviation Corporation?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, flydubai is still owned by Dubai Aviation Corporation. 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] 15 years of flydubai — flydubai, Official press release, published 1 June 2024; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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