Lauda Europe

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Lauda Europe

| logo = Lauda.svg

| logo_size = 125

| image = Hamburg Airport Lauda Europe Airbus A320-232 9H-LOT (DSC01689).jpg

| fleet_size = 26

| destinations =

| caption = Lauda Europe A320-200 in standard livery

| IATA = LW

| ICAO = LDA

| callsign = BEAUFORT{{cite web|title=ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs|url=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/cnt_html/chap3_section_1.html|publisher=FAA|access-date=28 April 2024}}

| founded = {{start date and age|2020|07||df=yes}}

| commenced = {{start date and age|2020|09|13|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2020/09/20/lauda-europe-malta-launches-operations/|title=Lauda Europe (Malta) launches operations|website=Worldairlinenews.com|access-date=20 September 2020}}

| ceased =

| parent = Ryanair Holdings

| headquarters = Pietà, Malta

| bases = {{ubl|

| {{nowrap|Palma de Mallorca}}

| {{nowrap|Vienna}}

| {{nowrap|Zadar {{small|(Summer season)}}}}

| {{nowrap|Zagreb}}

}}

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| alliance =

| website = {{URL|www.laudaeurope.com}}

| aoc = MT-62{{cite web|title=List of AOC holders as at 1st June 2021|url=https://www.transport.gov.mt/List-of-AOC-Holders-as-at-1st-June-2021.pdf-f6411|publisher=Transport Malta|access-date=8 June 2021}}

| num_employees =

| key_people = David O’Brien (CEO){{Cite web |title=Ryanair {{!}} Executive Officers |url=https://investor.ryanair.com/sustainability/governance/executive-officers/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=investor.ryanair.com}}

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Lauda Europe official website|url=https://www.laudaeurope.com/|publisher=Lauda Europe|access-date=26 November 2021}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Hofmann|first1=Kurt|title=Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/292800/laudamotion-to-evolve-into-malta-based-lauda-europe/|access-date=8 June 2021|agency=Routes Online|publisher=Informa PLC}}

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.Q&A Video at 7min7sec via {{cite web | title=Ryanair Q3 Results FY23 | url=https://investor.ryanair.com/results-centre/q3-results-fy23/|date=30 January 2023|access-date=2 February 2023}}

Fleet

File:Lauda Europe, 9H-LMP, Airbus A320-214 (51284848520).jpg taking off at Tallinn Airport in 2021]]

As of March 2025, Lauda Europe operates an all-Airbus A320 fleet consisting of the following aircraft:

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" \|+ Lauda Europe fleet
Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes
Airbus A320-200 \|26 \|— \|180 \|
Total !26 !— !colspan=2\|

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|+ Lauda Europe fleet

Aircraft

!In
service

!Orders

!Passengers

!Notes

Airbus A320-200

|26

|—

|180

Total