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.

Former Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda had a minority stake in Amira Air before buying it outright in 2016.

[1] The airline was founded in 2004 as Amira Air by investor Ronny Pecik as a provider of charter flights for executive travel, serving European and international destinations.

Initial destinations will included flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Basel to Majorca, Ibiza and Málaga, which could be booked through the Condor website and travel agencies.

[11] On 20 March 2018, Ryanair announced it would acquire 24.9% of LaudaMotion, to rise to 75%, subject to approval by EU authorities.

[15][16] However, in May 2018 Laudamotion announced it would not go ahead with proposed routes to and from Zurich Airport owing to unavailability of leased aircraft.

[17] In April 2018, Condor announced it was ending its cooperation and sales agreement with Laudamotion earlier than planned.

[2] In December 2019, Lauda announced the opening of its fifth base, at Zadar Airport in Croatia shifting over further capacity from parent Ryanair.

[30] In late July 2020, it was announced that Laudamotion GmbH would cease operations at the end of 2020, with the fleet being transferred to Malta-based Lauda Europe.