Lauda (airline)
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| Founded | 2004 (as Amira Air) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 March 2018 (as LaudaMotion) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 October 2020 | ||||||
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| Parent company | Ryanair Holdings plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Schwechat, Austria | ||||||
| Key people | Andrea Czvitkovits (Director) | ||||||
Lauda, legally Laudamotion GmbH (formerly Amira Air), was an Austrian low-cost airline based in Concorde Business Park in Schwechat, near Vienna, Austria. It was a subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings since 2018, along with 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.
In January 2018, Lauda acquired Niki, an airline originally founded by Niki Lauda. Amira Air then became a scheduled airline. Since June 2020, all Lauda flights were operated as wet leases with Ryanair flight numbers. As of November 2020, Lauda has been replaced with the Maltese Lauda Europe.