RyanAir Group: How 1 Airline Secretly Became 5

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Ryanair was founded in the 80s but the 2010s saw major expansion for the business with them launching three new airlines (Lauda, Buzz and Ryanair UK) and buying another (Malta Air). So in this video we explain this expansion effort & why they did it
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00:00 Introduction
01:42 Ryanair Sun / Buzz
03:10 Ryanair UK
04:21 Malta Air
05:47 Lauda
07:44 Conclusion

[@martinthor4000]

Malta Air also operates the Ryanair bases in France, Germany, Vienna, Denmark and Sweden. Buzz has bases in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Vienna. Lauda has bases in Vienna, London Stansted, and Palma De Mallorca. Vienna has 3 AOCs operating purely due to tax evasion (Crew can only be based there for 6 months before they get a different base, to stay under the 180 day rule)

[@jackwhiting3587]

In Sweden it’s only Arlanda, Gothenburg is still operated by EI regs

[@PMDG738flyer]

Buzz also has bases in Poland, krakow is one of them.

[@Hans_R._Wahl]

Indeed, exactly. Only a few aircrafts of Malta Air are really based in Malta. And Buzz is in fact the Ryanair Provider for the EU-Countries in Middle-East-Europe - but Poland plays for Buzz a much bigger role than Malta for Malta Air.

[@meyers0n]

Buzz is operating 49% in VIE and 51% in BTS. Lauda and Malta Air both have austrian labor contracts and are permanently in VIE.

[@PaulJaYmes]

Buzz was originally a UK budget airline owned by KLM that Ryanair acquired in 2003

[@petebest3729]

Buzz currently have a fleet 64 aircraft of which only 8 aircraft are in the Buzz livery all the rest are in Ryanair livery. Malta Air currently have a fleet of 161 aircraft with only 6 aircraft in Malta Air livery all the rest are in Ryanair livery.

[@BrendanP]

A very insightful video on RyanAir. I like seeing how one corporation branches off into multiple subsidiaries. Whether it be airplane transportation, media outlets, fast food chains, etc, how multiple identities fall under one umbrella never ceases to intrigue me.

[@TugaAvenger]

1) Lauda's history goes way further, and Ryanair are cashing in on the name. Niki had other airlines previously and pushed for aircraft safety. 2) It was charitable of you not to push harder on Buzz. "We set up a new airline just to have workers with worst conditions" merits more than a passing mention.

[@sonicmeerkat]

yeah point 2 definitely raised an eyebrow like "hmm yes corporation making a regional subsiduary to exploit lack of labour laws" not surprising but definitely shouldn't be a footnote lol

[@michalrajnic758]

There was also a previous airline called BUZZ and they operated yellow BAE 146 aircraft. Not sure if Ryanair bought the brand name, etc.

[@alfrredd]

I flew from Madrid to Palma de Mallorca a few months ago and the plane had a Lauda livery, seemed weird, now it makes a bit more sense.

[@digojez]

very informative, I didn't know Ryan Group is that wide spread

[@Justnotoverthink]

I work for Buzz from Cracow and I can't complain about my company 😂

[@fjp3305]

If you complain you get fired

[@eph3672]

@@fjp3305 I was based in KRK as well for 6 months. Nobody gets fired for complaining, they just don't listen 🙂

[@136ctrh]

Easyjet Switzerland has nothing to do with Brexit. It was formed many years before and is actually only 40 ish percent owned by Easyjet.

[@Blueberry0856]

I live in Austria and Lauda is now the mein Spot at Vienna Internaltional because if you fly with Ryanair from Vienna there is a high chance that you fly with Lauda

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

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[@digojez]

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[@gamerforlife9865]

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[@Kromiball]

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[@scottauger4295]

I as well will say Algorithm lol

[@anonymentor1775]

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[@raphaelspub0486]

Lauda's history, including that of Niki Lauda's other former airlines, merits its own video.

[@Rantasalmi47]

fun fact about buzz: the polish airline can technically be traced back to the UK, as the airline tecnically began as airUK, the airline then got bought by KLM rebranding as KLM uk, KLM uk then launched a subsidiary called BUZZ, BUZZ then got bought by Ryanair, but ceased operations, then Ryanair brought the airline back rebranding Ryanair sun as BUZZ.

[@philipp-air7392]

6:10 The Laudamotion part is wrong. Niki Lauda bought the Assets of AeroLloyd Austria in 2003 and rebranded the Airline as Niki/FlyNiki. Later Niki was Part of Air Berlin. When they filed for bankrupcy, Niki Lauda bought back Niki and later Ryanair got involved. 😊

[@raphaelspub0486]

Well, that part was only omitted. Laudamotion previously being Amira Air is correct, however maybe irrelevant to the Niki Lauda part of the story. TLDR didn't mention Niki (the airline) and its history and especially demise/legacy at all.

[@explosivehotdogs]

RIP AirBerlin

[@LWR1]

Lauda is interesting as my sister recently took one (under Ryanair of course) from LDN Stansted to Copenhagen. Great video!

[@jackwhiting3587]

EasyJet Switzerland is a long running subsidiary, not because of Brexit but because of Switzerland not being a member of the EU and therefore EasyJet being unable to base UK registered aircraft there

[@jupiter_bus]

I remember flying a Buzz and a Lauda plane ;)

[@toolazytogetaname9807]

Bit wrong about Lauda bases there is Vienna, London Stansted, Palma and Zagreb and also Zadar during summer. Dusseeldorf closed while ago

[@Ominous_Walrus]

Literally cam out as I watch watching the Aldi video and saw the one on EU yesterday

[@Bryce_y]

nice video 10/10 deffinetly reccomend and will share with friends. thank you for the content. big fan especially of tldr daily.

[@johannesbols57]

bot

[@alexjames9495]

EasyJet Switzerland was formed 20+ years before brexit I believe

[@blindedbliss]

I see no link to the last episode.

[@mitch8072]

ii had the same problem here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jou1emCNd9-biKc&ab_channel=TLDRNewsEU

[@old_grey_cat]

How ryanair took over eu is on tldr eu kzbin.info/www/bejne/jou1emCNd9-biKc yeah, sloppy of them!

[@markbooth1117]

As an aircraft enthusiast, I have seen the RYR group grow massively. It seems strange that they took on Lauda, as they operate the Airbus A320, but it was another foothold in the market. I am wondering in time, if Lauda will go over to the Boeing 737-8 Max, for standardisation purposes within the aircraft fleet, as there seems to be new RYR 737-8 Max's being delivered all the time, slowly replacing the Boeing 737-8AS version RYR also operate. The RYR group could become the world's largest operator of the 737-8 Max over the next few years.

[@heybenjii5544]

The 737-800 is not being replaced, actually, since January 2022 or so there has been no more aircraft leavint the fleet, one old 737-800 rejpining actually.

[@riccardoolago]

I'm actually hoping for the opposite thing to happen. Ryanair testing airbus with Lauda and replacing the Boeing in the future once they get old

[@kacper_black5704]

buzz livery is amazing🎉 retro and modern at the same time

[@arthur2305]

I remember the Lauda Airline from that one Air Crash Investigation episode

[@eamonahern7495]

I never flew with Ryanair until a month ago when I travelled from Kerry to Dublin. The only issue I had was the return flight was delayed due to weather and an air traffic control strike in France, so I missed my train from Farranfore to Tralee and had to wait 2 hours for the next one. The reason I never flew with them before was because they used to load people on like a bus and I was used to being assigned a seat when on an aeroplane. Being able to book a window seat with the flight changed that. But I think I'll take the train all the way to Dublin next time. I can also book my seat on the train now, the cost isn't much different and I can get to Dublin and get home at similar times of the day with less risk of delays and no airport security screening.

[@RazorMouth]

you can pick a seat with Ryanair, not sure what you're on about.

[@eamonahern7495]

@@RazorMouth I know. That's what I said. There was a time that you couldn't.

[@gilesrdavies]

There’s no link to the other Ryanair Video you mention and cannot see in your playlist.

[@old_grey_cat]

I found it ontldr EU kzbin.info/www/bejne/jou1emCNd9-biKc

[@vkdrk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jou1emCNd9-biKc It's on their other TLDR channel...they have a few

[@FeigZ_]

I just wanted to correct you with the first table where it says that Ryanair is flying to the international Frankfurt Airport but that’s not true Ryanair stopped flying to Frankfurt Airport last year and now they’re only flying to Frankfurt Hahn

[@Darioairplanes29]

This makes more sense that i saw a Lauda air in Malaga i was shocked that lauda came back in real life its now just a Ryanair puppet

[@reeseanderson4432]

Brilliant business expansion case study

[@jesseberg3271]

Ok, about the boarding stairs thing, how do they accommodate people in wheelchairs?

[@funkyhetzer6624]

Extra Elevators for them are available when needed

[@shummybooy6552]

Compare this with Wizz! I always take Wizz and never Ryanair, that s just what I find on my routes

[@nowodworek]

Buzz main base in Poland is not Warsaw, it's Krakow.

[@diggilad781]

i've only flown on British Airways, Easyjet and Thomas Cook (which sadly isn't here anymore)

[@mildlydispleased3221]

That other video no longer exists, it seems.

[@docdat3468]

Interesting is that lauda flys airbus :)

[@israellai]

Thanks for the video, I flew Buzz air last week and got a bit confused

[@Hans_R._Wahl]

Niki Lauda bought in late 2017 Niki, an Austrian subsidiary of the bankrupt German Air Berlin ("Austrian Solution") and merged it into Laudamotion, which was a pure Businessjet Provider until then. He himself had founded Niki a couple of years early and sold it then to Air Berlin. He took Ryanair for financial reasons into Laudamotuin. Niki Lauda died in 2019 and Ryanair took over the whole company. Lauda Europe operates as single airline of the Ryanair Group an A 320-fleet.

[@JonathanNilens]

Secret subsidiaries? What is so secret about them? They're literally in your face 😂😂😂

[@francoisancebou]

Eurowings has also moved its European operations to Malta. What incentive does Malta offer these airlines to move there?

[@some1156]

I think it’s just cause of the location Malta is in on the world map

[@schnitzelsemmel]

low corporate taxes and a very cozy relationship witht the government (just ask Daphne Caruana Galizia - oh you can't)

[@schnitzelsemmel]

@@some1156 Ryanair only flies in Europe. Malta is at the outmost edge of Europe.

[@WingingItCrypto]

Low tax is likely the main reason

[@eph3672]

tax heaven

[@ianotimelord]

Another fascinating video. Ryanair also flies from Manchester.

[@seamust1181]

Great video

[@thefakekepler]

Thank you Wendover

[@pjotrtje0NL]

It’s not that secret. It’s just most people don’t know it, or care about it.

[@vkdrk]

"Secret" brings more clicks

[@Ivanfpcs]

Ryanair is op

[@a340saviation]

2:29 then how come I flew on Ryanair Sun in November 3rd 2022? From Gdansk to London Stansted.

[@vinniechan]

trying to sum up a little bit... So Ryan Air UK is just rejog to add a layer of UK company for UK operation in anticipation of Brexit. A bit of pain in the back side, but nothing major change as the main UK-Ireland routes are still operated between Ryan Air and Ryan Air UK. Buzz was set up to take advantage of the Polish employment law Lauda and Malta Air operate out of Malta to reduce the tax bill.

[@livepolska8594]

and "RR" - Ryanair Sun. Charter Ryanair for Polish Touroperator

[@lorenzodemarin7783]

easyjet switzerland was set up way before brexit, it’s just easyjet europe that was created for possible brexit-related problems

[@Ynhockey]

I only had a chance to fly with them once, out of dozens of flights in Europe. Guess I just don't fly to those destinations much. However, the experience was actually not the worst by any means. The chairs are extra-uncomfortable, but other than that it's a standard low-cost experience. Sure beats other terrible airlines like AirBaltic etc.

[@RazorMouth]

I flew to Bordeaux from Dublin a few weeks ago for €50. I dont care about their tacky seats, it would cost me close to that much to get a return train from Dublin to Cork in Ireland. I remember back in the days when a flight like that was a luxury I could only afford every few years for a holiday, these days as I said, its like getting a bus or a train. All because of Ryanair bringing European travel by air to everyone. It's not just them that have low fares either, they forced competition and the other airlines had to lower their fares too but Ryanair is still the best on price by quite a margin.

[@christiancanty2036]

Wendover productions is coming for you in the night...

[@gyoza3339]

Commenting for algorithm

[@tomzitiger]

🥺 engagement

[@TripleGTravel]

“reshumed” or “conshumer” 😅

[@bassmastersteve3609]

RyanAir launched in 1987... in the previous video you said 84 and 85... what's up

[@johnwilson2917]

Am i the only one who haven’t boarded a ryan air flight despite living in London for last 4 years ? Reason: Ryan air fares are cheap but train fares to stansted airport is too high and for some reason if trains are on strike, it would cost a fortune to go by taxi. So always flights operating from Heathrow!!!

[@ralfsmith3285]

„Secretly“ right

[@stevenbruce8422]

Need do felixbus

[@discoball2982]

Great

[@toot4you19]

I used them once and then decided it was not worth the discount. You are better off paying a bit more

[@luiscarlosvieira3966]

You presented RyanAir like it was a kind of an "evil" company.... but RyanAir is a master in "operations science"... all their procedures are lean and efficient as no one else... You presented sarcastically the "all Boeing 737-800" as a flaw... it is just a flaw for ignorant... it is one of their smartest options... RyanAir is years ahead of everyone else... and now.... with all costs reductions due to environmental and energy issues... RyanAir will dominate even more... they are just doing things the right way...

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

More clicks if you give out about them 😢 . Best airline in the world 🌎. Been flying with Ryanair since 1990s 👍

[@ericajohnson3504]

I hate flying RyanAir. Some passengers think because it is cheap they can behave badly. I have had enough of sweets being thrown around the plane, people shouting to their friends up and down the plane because they won't pay to sit together. Running up and down the isle, causing a disgusting mess in the toilet. Staff never do anything. Also feeling like I am being herded like cattle. I'd rather pay a bit more for a calmer flight.

[@jakubz9544]

Staff go through intens training they are trained to deal with bad behaviour but if half of the passages are miss behaving they can't start preparing the food cart and deal with passages at the same time theres only so many cabin crew on a plane

[@petrolhead1077]

I’d say give EasyJet a try, often they aren’t any more expensive (and if they are it isn’t usually much) and generally are just a more pleasant way to fly.

[@jakubz9544]

The north Korea airline is way worse with only 1 stare and very unsafe planes

[@ericajohnson3504]

@@petrolhead1077 I have used Easy Jet and it is a lot better for, as you say, not much more money. But RyanAir I will definitely give a miss.

[@onlineo2263]

I am rather tall. Ryanair has the best legroom of all the budget carriers of Europe. I can't fly in the extra leggroom seats as I always travel with my children who are too young to be in emergency exit rows. So I will carry on with Ryanair.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

I flew with Ryan Air once (return). It won’t happen again.

[@alecdejongh5008]

Ryan air more like Bryan air (I couldn’t think of a joke here’s some algorithm points)

[@maximusg88]

You used the term subbrand wrong

[@Entertainment-]

"Allsaints"

[@hjalmarfreidenvall1655]

Neat

[@lyndanickerson1373]

I haven't flown with Ryan Air! I haven't gone outside of Canada

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

RyanAir is the Irish people's Noah's Ark.

[@skylineXpert]

Exploiting the european unions rules on the labor market and giving what some consumers ask for.

[@Rolikpolik-uu3rz]

I flew ryanair and there was malta air instead

[@DJPJ.]

I've never been on a Ryanair plane, and also never been outside Europe.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

"Secret" (if you don't use Wikipedia)...😂

[@nopersdf]

Ryanair Empire??

[@thecartsman]

I mean, it wasn’t really a secret.

[@Mucsi601]

malév plsssss

[@jammiedodger7040]

Never been on a Ryanair in my life.

[@MaxiTB]

I have never used Ryan Air or their off springs and I already literally traveled around the planet.

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

You should have a line between Ryanair and Ryanair UK. Or you can't bring yourself to do that, because that would admit that Ryanair is Irish

[@caesar7734]

Was the Buzz logo designed by a 10 year old?

[@turmunkhganbaatar2515]

+

[@cwg73160]

When you use numbers 1-10 in text, you’re supposed to spell out the numbers. There are exceptions, but this video title is not one of them. “How One Airline Security Group Became Five” Your entire operation is just horrible. For a channel that’s supposed to provide news and information, yours are the worst with making blatant mistakes. If you don’t publicly address these mistakes immediately and your willingness to be better, your growth is going to suffer.

[@Alex-zu9cm]

Gaming

[@animatechap5176]

Reply

[@GabrielGame_1]

Im sorry TLDR, but at 2:47, it spreads misinformation. What about Lodz! Only planes with EI-??? fly to Lodz in poland.

[@seamasmac5990]

This is sloppy. Ryanair don’t just fly to secondary airports anymore. They are in Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona-El Prat, Brussels-Zaventem, Rome-Fiumicino etc. and trend growing. There is nothing secret about their subsidiaries as you suggest and Buzz brand and livery is not new. Was a KLM low-cost airline which Ryanair bought in 2003. A bit more research please….

[@jawadarif5676]

I haven't flawn rayaan air, I rather pay extra and avoid them

[@b34m270]

The opening line is so out of touch to everyday people's live. Do you relaise just how many people haven't ever flown all together let alone Ryanair?

[@rolleyrolley7192]

Ryan has best website. Always making a joke of irish government

[@masterimbecile]

They probably just asked the janitor’s 6 years old nephew to design their logos to cut cost.

[@unchartedfire]

Great video

[@TravelByRail]

Great video

[@airspeed_alive]

Great video