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![]() 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 |
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]
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, and increase, Lauda's fleet of Airbus aircraft. [10]
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 | — |