Lauda Europe
Maltese airline
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Founded | July 2020 ; 3 years ago ( 2020-07 ) | |||||
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Commenced operations | 13 September 2020 ; 2 years ago ( 2020-09-13 ) [1] | |||||
AOC # | MT-62 [2] | |||||
Operating bases |
London Stansted Airport
Palma de Mallorca Airport Vienna International Airport Zadar Airport (Summer season) Zagreb Airport |
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Fleet size | 28 | |||||
Parent company | Ryanair Holdings | |||||
Headquarters | Pietà, Malta | |||||
Website |
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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. [3]
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. [4]
In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. On Thursday 13 July 2022 Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028. [ citation needed ]
Fleet
As of August 2023, the Lauda Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft: [5]
Aircraft |
In
service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200 | 28 | — | 180 | |
Total | 28 | — |
See also
References
- ↑ "Lauda Europe (Malta) launches operations" . Worldairlinenews.com . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
- ↑ "List of AOC holders as at 1st June 2021" . Transport Malta . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
- ↑ "Lauda Europe official website" . Lauda Europe . Retrieved 26 Nov 2021 .
- ↑ Hofmann, Kurt. "Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe" . Informa PLC. Routes Online . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
- ↑ "Lauda Europe Fleet Details and History" . planespotters.net . Thomas Noack . Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
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