Lauda Europe
Low-cost airline of Malta
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Lauda Europe Limited is a Maltese low-cost airline operating on behalf of its parent company Ryanair. The airline performs wet-lease flights for Ryanair and charter services.[5]
- Palma de Mallorca
- Vienna
- Zadar (Summer season)
- Zagreb
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.jpg) Lauda Europe A320-200 in standard livery | |||||||
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| Founded | July 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 13 September 2020[2] | ||||||
| AOC # | MT-62[3] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
| Parent company | Ryanair Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pietà, Malta | ||||||
| Key people | David O’Brien (CEO)[4] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
Lauda Europe is the successor of Austrian carrier Lauda. In 2020, Ryanair Holdings closed its Austrian unit in favor of Lauda Europe, a newly established Maltese subsidiary, and transferred Lauda's fleet of 29 Airbus A320 aircraft to the new airline. Lauda staff were offered new positions at Lauda Europe.[6] The airline received its AOC and formally took flight in September 2020.[7][8]
In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. However, in July 2022, O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028.[9] In 2024, O'Leary advised he would be looking to extend the leases further and eventually increase Lauda's fleet of Airbus narrow-bodies.[10]
Fleet
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As of August 2025[update], Lauda Europe operates the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 26 | — | 180 | |
| Total | 26 | — | ||
