Lauda (airline)
Defunct low-cost airline of Austria (2004–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lauda,[2] legally Laudamotion GmbH (formerly Amira Air), was an Austrian low-cost airline[3] based in Concorde Business Park in Schwechat, near Vienna, Austria.[4] It has been a subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings since 2018, as are Ryanair DAC, Ryanair UK, Malta Air and Buzz. Former Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda had a minority stake in Amira Air before buying it outright in 2016.
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Founded | 2004 (2004) (as Amira Air) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) (as LaudaMotion) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)[1] | ||||||
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Parent company | Ryanair Holdings plc | ||||||
Headquarters | Schwechat, Austria | ||||||
Key people | Andrea Czvitkovits (Director) |
In January 2018, Lauda acquired Niki, an airline originally founded by Niki Lauda. Amira Air then became a scheduled airline.[5] Since June 2020, all Lauda flights were operated as wetleases with Ryanair flight numbers.[6] As of November 2020, Lauda has been replaced with the Maltese Lauda Europe.[1]