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Laudamotion to double summer fleet

Wednesday, 29 August 20183 min read

Laudamotion is to double its Airbus fleet from nine to 18 aircraft in summer 2019 with Ryanair as its majority shareholder.

Ryanair purchased a 75% stake in the airline from Niki Lauda in August.

Laudamotion CEO Andreas Gruber said: "Laudamotion has already achieved load factors over 90% in its first summer season, thanks to the efforts of over 500 Laudamotion colleagues.

"These nine additional 2019 Airbus deliveries ensure that Laudamotion will grow again by at least 20% in 2019 to 5 million guests a year. We look forward to offering even more low fare choices to Austrian and German customers."

Ryanair said Laudamotion would also have a new livery that reflects its Austrian heritage.