Niki (airline)

Niki
IATA ICAO Call sign
HG NLY FLYNIKI
Founded28 November 2003 (2003-11-28)
Ceased operations14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
(merged into Amira Air to become LaudaMotion)
Operating basesVienna Airport
Frequent-flyer programtopbonus
AllianceOneworld (affiliate; 2012–2017)
Parent companyAir Berlin
HeadquartersSchwechat, Austria
Key peopleOliver Lackmann (CEO)
FounderNiki Lauda

Niki (also styled as NIKI or flyNiki, legally NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH) was an Austrian low-cost airline headquartered in Office Park I at Vienna Airport in Schwechat. It operated scheduled and charter services to European and North African leisure destinations from Vienna, Salzburg, Graz and Innsbruck and also started services from several German airports in March 2017. Niki had a variety of owners, including two stints of ownership under former car racer Niki Lauda. In January 2018, the airline was acquired by Lauda, an airline that also had ties to Niki Lauda.