Amadeus posts record revenue on rising GCC airline tech deals

Amadeus has reported record full-year 2025 results, with group revenue rising 6.1% to €6.52 billion (AED 28.2 billion) and profit up 6.6% to €1.34 billion (AED 5.8 billion), supported by expanding airline technology and distribution partnerships across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The travel tech company processed 484.5 million bookings and 2.2 billion passengers boarded globally last year, underscoring the scale of the platform Gulf carriers are increasingly tapping into.

In the UAE, Amadeus operates through Amadeus Gulf, its joint venture with Etihad Airways, providing GDS and IT services to travel sellers and airlines across the GCC. The renewed 10‑year distribution agreement with Etihad extends collaboration in the UAE and Oman and supports the carrier’s wider digital transformation and retail strategy.

Amadeus’ footprint now spans both full‑service and low‑cost segments in the UAE, with Air Arabia selecting the company as a new ground services technology provider to support operations from its UAE and wider MENA hubs.

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For travel agencies and corporate buyers in the Gulf, these moves translate into deeper content, modern NDC‑enabled retailing and closer integration with airport and airline systems as UAE aviation capacity grows.

In Saudi, Amadeus is emerging as a key tech partner to the kingdom’s Vision 2030 aviation push through deals with both its established flag carrier and new national airline. Ahead of its commercial debut in April 2026, Riyadh Air has signed a global distribution agreement with Amadeus, joining the platform to reach travel sellers in more than 190 countries and committing to distribute its future NDC content through the system.

National carrier Saudia has extended its distribution relationship and is moving to Amadeus’s AI‑native Nevio platform, while low‑cost subsidiary Flyadeal is also connected to the network to expand indirect sales.