[3][4] In May 1988, Lauda started its first long-haul flights from Vienna to Sydney and Melbourne via Bangkok.

[5][6] In the 1990s, it started to fly its Sydney and Melbourne flights via Kuala Lumpur and Bali.

Lauda Air became a wholly owned subsidiary of Austrian Airlines in December 2000 and employed thirty-five people as of March 2007.

The brand was retired at the start of the summer flight schedule on 31 March 2013, and was replaced by "Austrian myHoliday".

[1][2] Austrian Airlines regularly served, among others, the following destinations under the Lauda Air brand until March 2013:[11] The following destinations were served by Lauda Air as an independent airline prior to their merger into Austrian Airlines: Lauda Air's historic fleet included the following aircraft during its existence:[citation needed] Lauda Air also operated a fleet of three small jets, a Cessna Citation II (9 seats), a Bombardier Lear 60 (7 seats), and a Dassault Falcon 20 (12 seats).