Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion closes Vienna base; 300 jobs lost
Laudamotion (Lauda) this morning announced the closure of its home base at Vienna, Austria, after failing to find an agreement with employees on lower...
Ryanair plans all Boeing 737 fleet in subsidiaries – Laudamotion’s future uncertain
Ryanair Holdings CEO Michael O'Leary told Reuters about his plans for the near future: cancelling leasing contracts of 30 Laudamotion Airbus A320s to replace...
[Coronavirus] Ryanair cuts flight schedule (this week by over 80% – about every flight cancelled as of next week)
From 18 March until 24 March Ryanair Group Airlines will cut its flight schedule by over 80%. As from 25 March, the airline expects...
[Coronavirus] Travel restrictions and coronavirus grounds Lauda fleet until 9 April
Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus and further governmental travel restrictions, all Lauda flights will be suspended from today 16 March...
[Coronavirus] Ryanair grounds majority of its fleet over the next 7 to 10 days
Over the past week, the spread of the Covid-19 virus and associated Government travel restrictions, many of which have been imposed without notice, have...
Budapest Airport reconnects with Croatia, thanks to new Ryanair route to Zadar
Budapest Airport has confirmed that it will once again be connected to Croatia this summer after a 13-year hiatus. Announcing Ryanair’s seasonal service to...
Lauda touches down at Brussels South Charleroi Airport for the launch of new route to Vienna
A new airline lands at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. At 08.25 on the dot, an Airbus A320, bearing the colours of Austrian airline Laudamotion,...
Lauda airline to commence a new route between Helsinki and Vienna
Lauda announced on 26 September that it will commence direct flights from Helsinki to Vienna, Austria on the last days of May in 2020....
Ryanair May traffic grows 13% to 14.1 million passengers (8% without Lauda) – Ryanair starts publishing monthly CO2 statistics
Ryanair Holdings PLC today (5 June) released May traffic statistics as follows: 2018 2019 (LF) Growth Ryanair Holdings 12.5m 14.1m (96%) +13% Ryanair 12.5m 13.5m (96%) +8% Lauda - 0.6m (94%) - Rolling Annual 132.1m 144.9m (96%) +10% ...
Formula 1 Champion, pilot and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at the age of 70
Austrian Formula One driver, three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion and aviation entrepreneur Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda has died in his sleep on 20 May...
New flights from Eindhoven Airport to Vienna with Laudamotion
Vienna will become even more accessible from Eindhoven. From October 2019, Laudamotion will fly four times a week from Eindhoven Airport to the Austrian...
Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion to launch direct flights between Vienna and Brussels South Charleroi
Laudamotion, an Austrian airline and fully owned by Ryanair, will be launching a direct new route between Brussels South Charleroi and Vienna. As of 27...
Laudamotion Airbus A320 aborts take-off after engine failure; passengers evacuated
On 1 March, a Laudamotion Airbus A320 (OE-LOA) and operating flight OE327 from London Stansted to Vienna aborted its take-off roll after en engine...
Laudamotion arrives at Budapest Airport with flights from Stuttgart
Budapest Airport’s Laudamotion launch Welcoming its first new airline of the year, Budapest Airport has marked the arrival of low-cost carrier (LCC), Laudamotion, onto its...
Laudamotion links Milan Bergamo with Stuttgart
Following on from the successful daily service launched by Laudamotion between Milan Bergamo Airport and Vienna at the start of the winter season, the...
Laudamotion announces Ryanair acquires 100% shareholding
Lauda commits to 24 aircraft in Summer 2019 & signs LOI to grow to 30 aircraft in Summer 2020 Lauda traffic to grow from 4...
Budapest Airport launches Laudamotion’s city connections
Continuing to concentrate on its route network expansion for 2019, Budapest Airport has announced the arrival of new airline partner, Laudamotion. Joining the Hungarian...
Ryanair traffic (including Laudamotion for the first time) grows 9% to 13.8 million passengers in August
Ryanair today (4 Sep) released August traffic statistics as follows: Total traffic grew 9% to 13.8m with a 97% load factor Ryanair traffic grew...
LaudaMotion announces new 2019 aircraft, new livery, new offices and pay rises following Ryanair 75% purchase
Laudamotion today (Wed, 29th Aug) announced that it would double its Airbus fleet from 9 to 18 aircraft in Summer 2019 following the completion...
European Commission approves acquisition of LaudaMotion by Ryanair, igniting a war between the latter and Lufthansa
The European Commission has approved unconditionally under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of LaudaMotion by Ryanair. The Commission concluded that the transaction...