Lauda Europe

Not to be confused with Lauda Air or Lauda (airline).

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

Lauda Europe A320-200 in standard livery
IATA ICAO Call sign LW LDA BEAUFORT[1]
Founded	July 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07)
Commenced operations	13 September 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-13)[2]
AOC #	MT-62[3]
Operating bases	Palma de Mallorca Vienna Zadar (Summer season) Zagreb
Fleet size	26
Parent company	Ryanair Holdings
Headquarters	Pietà, Malta
Key people	David O’Brien (CEO)[4]
Website	www.laudaeurope.com

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]

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.^[7]

Fleet

A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 taking off at Tallinn Airport in 2021

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

Lauda Europe fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	26	—	180
Total	26	—

See also

• List of airlines of Malta