Why Airlines Use "Subsidiaries"

Let's take a look at the maze of Ryanair airlines that make up the "Ryanair Holding Group", and why exactly Europe's biggest airline operates this way. Airlines like Lauda Air, Buzz, Malta Air and Ryanair UK all different designated aircrafts across Europe. In this video we'll be looking at how Ryanair operate flights across their different airport bases in Europe under these different airlines.

[@andrewsmall6568]

The purpose of Lauda air purchase was to get an Airbus operating licence and operating personnel. It was deliberate - and used as a negotiating tactics when making a large aircraft order at the time. Boeing saw Ryanair (like southwest) as an airline that was "unable" to order form Airbus as they had no experience of operating airbus aircraft and were not offering Ryanair the discounts O'leary wanted. The acquisition of a proper Airbus airline gave them this credibility and experience to purchase airbus for the rest of the fleet if needed. As it happened, O'leary did get the price he wanted in the end.

[@nathanjordan7472]

He is an incredibly smart businessman and every decision is well thought out

[@tobiwan001]

He probably pays next to nothing for the 737 Max. It’s quite a risk to catch that falling knife of an aircraft.

[@fightthehounds]

Am, it’s not 23.3 in Ireland, it’s 12.5, it’s the exact reason Ireland has the highest rate of planes per head of population in the world

[@julianbrelsford]

​@@tobiwan001This is BS. If you have doubts about FAA in the US, I can understand because US regulators want "their" guys to succeed. But after the recent controversies, there's no way EASA will allow "Max" to fly if it doesn't meet the safety standards they hold all the other jet makers to.

[@tobiwan001]

@@bfc3057 I did. They had hefty discounts. They know very well it’s a troubled aircraft. Even if it is safe eventually.

[@michaelb1716]

The original Lauda air was luxurious. A old friend of mine flew on OE-LAV around 12 months before the tragic accident. It was a brand new 767 at the time, and the great Niki Lauda himself was the pilot.

[@shakiMiki]

I flew it from Sydney to Vienna. Their gimmick was they had on board chef who cooked to order & all business class. It would be considered fairly shit by contemporary standards.

[@filipbitala2624]

An, an old friend

[@Tpr_1808]

I like how Niki Lauda went from Motorsport retirement to flying an airline he formed when the 767s were still around

[@Ballen_F1]

Yeah Bro went from nearly dying to owning a Airline Company

[@Tpr_1808]

@@Ballen_F1 Just a question, is he still alive these days?

[@Ballen_F1]

@@Tpr_1808 Unfortunately not, He died in 2019 or 2020 Edit: He died before the 2019 Monaco GP

[@ItalianCountryball11]

@@Ballen_F1damn

[@robinmorgenstern9927]

Lauda is actually quite intressting. But you left out the important part of thir history. Yes, Laudamotion started out as Amira Air. But that doesn't really matter. The Storry actully beginns with airberlins austrian subsidiary "NIKI". This airline was foundet by Niki Lauda in 2003. In 2017 when airberlin Group went bust, they were responsible for the groups holliday charters and still profitable. So when they entered bankruptcy Lufthansa, IAG and Niki Lauda himself bid for the Airline as NIKI had slots at all major airports in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. LH won and bought their airplanes from the lessors. Then the EU didn't approve the takeover, so a second bidding was held. IAG won that and established a vehicle in austria to merge NIKI into. Austrian courts then rejected the bidding process all together because it was at a british court (because airberlin group was legally british) and not an austrian one. This left IAG with a half finished airline in Vienna that had no slots at the airports were it was supposed to fly to, no planes (They wen't to LH) but a workforce in Vienna that they had already recruited. That airline operated for a Year under the Level brand before being closed down during Covid. In the End Niki Lauda bought back his own airline, merged it with Laudamotion (because he didn't get the NIKI Brand) and leased its planes back from Lufthansa. For the first year LH and Condor agreed to handle sales and marketing and support their operation. In 2019 Lauda announced the deal with Ryanair for initaly 25% of the company. This resulted in LH and Condor cutting ties and LH terminating the leasses. After the drama was setled and Lauda returned all their Planes to LH. Ryanair bought 75% and then 100% ofthe now rebranded Lauda. Niki Lauda stepped down in March 2019, two months before he died. The Lauda you see today is a completly different company. In 2020 Lauda Europe out of Malta was established and all Lauda assets transferred there.

[@jakubmatwiejczuk9871]

Actually to be exact, as a Buzz employee, we earn more than all other ryanair subsidiaries. A month we can go up to 3.500 euros with a minimal of 40 hours of 1.400.

[@Adam_G]

After being offered a Buzz contract I can safely say the security and stability of DAC is still unbeatable though. Pozdrawiam 👊🏼✈️ Boeing 737 gang

[@AsBe25.]

Sorry guys but the best contract is the malta air

[@benchoflemons398]

Minimum wage for fast food workers in the USA is 3.500 euro in some places… ????????? Why are the wages so low

[@rynorris8673]

@@benchoflemons398 3500 is a good wage in Europe

[@RamonGonzalez-if6ei]

cost of living in the US is by far much more expensive than in whatever country in Europe. You can't barely pay life in the US with 3K, whereas 3K in whatever country in EU is waaaay over the average salary.@@benchoflemons398

[@Vromiaris778]

I flew Lauda (Ryanair) from SKG to VIE this June and sat in row 11! Yes, there was a window… but most importantly, there was LEGROOM! I loved it! Also note… the seats recline!!! 🤯

[@lowsspotter6288]

Only 737s have no window in row 11, 320, as you said, do have them

[@kemi242]

Actually in Hungary, Ryanair has lost a lawsuit against the competing carrier, Wizz Air. The reason is Wizz and Buzz sound similar. Since then, they're unable to use the Buzz branding in Hungary. That's why they still keep Ryanair liveried planes in the Buzz fleet.

[@TheRuben_music]

Well Wizz air is just absolutly horrible! Sorry to say.. Take it from someone who knows.

[@bluecaptainIT]

Dispatcher here! I service mostly Ryanair Flights, from all the Ryanair Holding Airlines. For Weight and Balance and procedure, nothing changes except the A320 LID (Loading Information Document), Cabin Split and LIR (Loading Instruction Report). For the passengers, though... It depends! With Lauda, some Malta Air and rarely the first Buzz 737 MAX (yes, it's a MAX, O'Leary, deal with it) passengers get confused... Because they don't read the board which states: "OPERATED BY LAUDA EUROPE/MALTA AIR/BUZZ" Sometimes I even had to catch passengers going to the adiacent Aircraft, because mostly say: "I want to go to XXX, not to Malta!" The problem is less apparent on the first... 6? Buzz MAX, they have "by Ryanair" painted on the Cockpit Cheek, while Malta Air ones have no such markings. In fact, you can check on FlightRadar24 which ones have which livery if you search for Malta Air and Buzz. All the others are in Ryanair A/C fleet, *even the Ryanair UK fleet.* Take a look at the Registration Prefix and you're good. Now, the real problem is when they change the type of A/C that's going to be used and they don't update the Seatmap: passengers have their Seats in rows 34-35 missing, some of which people pay for! Their usual response: "Yeah, don't worry about it, just don't load more than 189, okie dokie" Thanks Jackass, now the Gate Staff has to do some reseating which YOU should've done in the first place. Also, the Dispatcher has to do a manual Head-count, which means... Delay!!! Your ever so important Punctuality just went out of the window (unless you're in Row 11 HEHEHE). Sorry, a bit of a rant here. The Crews are generally very nice people, but the Management and Operations Control Centre... Leave something to be desired, to keep this Professional. Anyways, I'd still love to prepare your flight, no matter the destination (except FEZ, please don't). Have a good day!

[@eph3672]

HOW DARE YOU SAY MAX!!!!! IT'S 8200 GAMECHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~Michael, probably

[@theHDRflightdeck]

Classic dispatcher :D

[@marilson84]

loved your message! I am an avid Ryanair customer and it's always cool to learn some insight stuff of what's happening behind the scene

[@aidan7377]

I’m cabin crew and the A/C changes are a nightmare. We’ll have an A/C change 24 hours before departure and the seatmap won’t change. This means the crew have to reseat the young people away from the exit rows, sort out arguments between passengers because they have the same seat, deal with families giving us a load of grief because they need to be sat together. Absolute nightmare, even worse when we have 4 sectors of the same stress

[@bluecaptainIT]

@@aidan7377 I feel you! OCC needs to put their crap together and stop using you CCs and us Airport Workers to sort out problems THEY made.

[@tiadaid]

If I recall correctly, Lauda bought the Amira AOC and assets from Airberlin (which bought his second airline FlyNiki) to form Laudamotion. But by 2018, his health had deteriorated (he had lung & kidney transplant in 2018) which is why he sold to Ryanair. Lauda died in 2019.

[@MattHealey.]

great for cheap flights but forcing staff onto self employed contracts to eliminate a lot of workers rights is horrific. never fly with em

[@PodiumPassionF1]

i am going to Spain in October and i am "so excited" no am really annoyed

[@eph3672]

I work for buzz. B2B is not bad for new people as for the first 2 years the social security and health insurance are cheaper. The money is significantly better than in any other entry level position, it automatically makes you middle class (in Poland ofc, not talking about other bases). If someone needs stability, they choose another airline

[@insidecritical3759]

then fly with Iberia lol @@PodiumPassionF1

[@martindehavilland-fox3175]

Buzz was originally an AirUK branding. When KLM took over AirUK, they absorbed the F100 and F50 aircraft and rebranded them as KLMuk. The BAe146s were initially repainted as Buzz with AirUK crew. Some 146s were repainted as KLMuk aircraft so they could be used into LCY for services to AMS.

[@nishkamykamy5271]

I have a feeling, lauda would do pretty good if they started operations in India. "Are tu konse flight se ja raha hai. Mai laude se ja raha hu😂😂"

[@neerajwa]

Ha ha 😂😂😂😂

[@AffaanProz12]

😂

[@fredschmitt456]

It feels so good to hear an actual Ryanair fanboy!

[@davoman1231]

Ireland has always had one of the lowest corporation taxes in the world. That's why so many multinationals have their HQ here. Where did you get 23.3% from?

[@jamesc8122]

I got a Lauda Air back from Vienna to Manchester after going to the Austrian Grand Prix. Felt very fitting, unlike the seats that gave me several back injuries.

[@FlyingPeacocks]

Similar business model applied by companies in all sorts of sectors, all over Europe and beyond. Interesting to hear about the required training for type rating in different registered countries though. Cheers Andy!

[@robinmorgenstern9927]

In the eu the training required for a type rating is the same. The only thing preventing ryanair from moving Crews from 9h to ei registered aircraft is that the Crew has to be employed by the AOC Holder on which the aircraft is registered

[@bluecaptainIT]

​@@robinmorgenstern9927sorry to burst your bubble, but that isn't the case. I've had plenty of A/C changes in which we changed between EI and 9H registrations and viceversa. I don't know if those were because most new crews are under Crewlink Contracts, but I've seen some seniors also doing that, so uuuuuuuh... Buzz doesn't do that!

[@penut7987]

I've actually flown on lauda air, pretty nice flight

[@ewanduffy]

Standard tax rate in Ireland is 12.5%. Where did you get the 23.3%?

[@srobify3761]

Yeah poor video.

[@LondonCityBus]

I went on lauda once. Its so much better than ryanair. Better leg space. Nicer Staff. Better landings. Overall good.

[@SomeBlokeWhoTravelsALot]

Enjoyed that. 😀

[@Amayii]

The Ryan Air boss is also a massive Formula 1 fan.

[@joeeee4468]

Interestingly all the new Buzz & Malta Air 737MAXs are being delivered in the Ryanair livery and not their own brand anymore.

[@bluecaptainIT]

Yes, unfortunately. I love the Buzz livery, but I got used to the Malta Air one. It's not that the Ryanair livery is bad, it's just bland.

[@lanxichen7128]

I work for BUZZ and people are sure still surprised on how the hell we are also Ryanair hahah

[@dhanrajshetty5161]

Indians seeing that thumbnail👀💀💀

[@naadiristrash]

Indians reading the name 😂😂😂

[@NickRun-mx5kb]

I was on Laura yesterday and it s better than what I thought but the Ryanair liv ery

[@majkati]

All I know about Lauda is that there's a lot of them in Vienna and it got it's name from Niki Lauda

[@anulu-momento]

I think that he actually flew some of them himself

[@erichstocker8358]

I bet Niki Lauda has to hide his head that his airline had to be continued by Ryanair.

[@tiadaid]

Niki Lauda died in 2019. In fact, that's the main reason he sold his airline in the first place, as his health deteriorated in 2018, the after effects of his 1976 F1 crash.

[@KINGoftheHunters]

I once flew on an A320 Lauda aircraft.

[@AirlinersLounge]

Did you book a Ryanair flight?

[@ItsAllIndieFred]

RIP Niki Lauda

[@abhinavbest2553]

Lauda means Dick in Hindi soo its bery funny for me hahaha

[@Roverpiggy2435]

I thought that Lauda was owned by austrian airlines, when i was in vienna Lauda planes were everywere

[@JohannahSmith]

Great Knowledge ❤

[@sujadhaagarwal]

In India it could be ban due its name.

[@omega____]

Y?

[@annoyingguyoninternet1631]

Lauda is funny in Indian

[@OCF-OperationColdFire]

​@@omega____Lauda means Penis. I don't know about it being banned, but it will be memed a lot.

[@BlueCrewGaming]

4:36 Thomas Cook Hangar in the background😢

[@louive5680]

It shows how much space less ryanair has compared to jet2. jet2's none window seat is row 8, ryanair have managed to squeeze 3 extra rows using the legroom taken off pahha

[@bluecaptainIT]

Are you sure it's the same model of A/C? A 737-800 Y189 (189 seats of economy class) all have the same problem with row 11. I suspect you might've confused model, as Jet2 still uses some 737-300s ("they belong in a museum!")

[@louive5680]

@@bluecaptainIT yep, flew on a 300 this year in row 8 😭

[@neilfoster814]

I always fly with Ryanair from Stansted to Krakow (4x a year), so have flown on Lauda, Buzz and Ryanair aircraft. Although the Airbus A320 is ok, I much prefer the B737-800. I don't care which subsidiary I fly with, just get me there on time (ish) and in one piece with my luggage for not many Pounds. Never had anything to complain about with all 3 airlines.

[@MustangShelby]

When booking it does say operated by Lauda, Buzz or Malta Air, so it can hardly come as a surprise when seeing the plane?

[@bluecaptainIT]

You would think that, but no, it happens all the time, every single flight. PAIN!

[@TheRuben_music]

No it doesnt@@bluecaptainIT

[@bluecaptainIT]

@@TheRuben_music you sure? Come in BGY, you'll probably change your mind

[@TheRuben_music]

@@bluecaptainIT i only fly with Norwegian

[@bluecaptainIT]

@@TheRuben_music Good choice, I love Norwegian! You can still come to us if you take BGO or OSL flights.

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

Buzz looks like the plane from beemovie

[@fuckoffhoxo]

The old Buzz was one of my faves - they had UK codes because they were previously Air UK

[@fuckoffhoxo]

Easily the cheapest way of getting from London to Frankfurt at the time (unless you count Frankfurt Hahn airport., Which you shouldn't )

[@dovidell]

As I have no intention WHATSOEVER of flying with Ryanair , this expose highlighting its " ghost " (subsidiary) airlines has saved me a lot of grief , thank you !!!

[@joshistitic]

Airplane videos always make me hungry I might get McDonald’s

[@UbaidahAhmed]

That Ryanair pilot who did butter on the runway was fired the next day (0:43)

[@oliverstemp9132]

Similar to easyJet with their other companies

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

Corporation tax is much lower in in Ireland than 23.3%

[@noctusowl]

Where is Wizz?

[@mxrobyn]

Who is disappointed to see their plane turned out not to be a Ryanair? Honestly Lauda and Malta Air look best from all the Ryanair Group Subsidiaries and Ryanair itself. I think it's a shame that Lauda now belongs to Ryanair. If it wasn't for the immensely high ticket prices by Star Alliance Airlines I'd never choose to get on a Ryanair plane again. It's like Flixbus, only in air.

[@skylineXpert]

They pioneered the cheap tickets by "any means". Channel Islands contracts, maltese registration, paycheck/comission based on sales for cabin attendants. We the consumer wanted it cheap and o'leary delivered. Now we want it cheap but with flag carrier flexibility and included. Oh no you dont... Last year their tax free onboard was cheaper than stansted now it costs the same (that includes cigarettes). You might as well fill the suitcase in UK and say screw EU VAT before sneaking past customs & vise versa. (I do that myself when its cheap)...

[@leathomas9983]

You forgot to mention the previous incarnation of Lauda Air, which was a long haul carrier based in Austria. Out of interest, I’ll never fly Ryanair - I hate what they stand for & hate O’Leary

[@K-42]

@Airliners Lounge , yeah a bit disappointing you didn’t mention that

[@aidan7377]

What do you mean when you say you hate what they stand for?

[@tiadaid]

The long haul Lauda Air had nothing to do with Laudamotion. That airline was taken over by Austrian Airlines. Laudamotion was actually Niki Lauda's third airline.

[@lilyns99]

We got put on a Lauda flight and it stank of urine haha

[@eshk7281]

Lauda means d*ck in hindi. Perhaps that's why it stank of urine? lol

[@caesar7734]

The Buzz logo looks like it was designed by a 10 year old on Adobe Illustrator.

[@maximealoe244]

I am not sure that they are fleeing Ireland for tax reasons

[@C0EVIN]

Lauda air is much better like ryanair for passagers. And You have lots of advantage to register your company is austria.

[@Mariazellerbahn]

What's the name of Ryanair's new subsidiary? Lauda. WHAT'S THE NAME OF RYANAIR'S NEW SUBSIDIARY?

[@AirlinersLounge]

🤣👌

[@Xister_D4D2]

There are 2 lauda air and i thought the lauda air copy was real until i came across another lauda air and i thought it was a copy until for lauda air flight 004 and now the real lauda air ended there airline company and the copy lauda air is flying for Niki lauda but he left for lauda motion airlines

[@okok72277]

Corporation tax in ireland is 12.5%

[@Beatrice-ic6jb]

Hello!! Anyone working for Lauda here? I may start soon with them and there are not many info around on this mysterious company😂😂

[@AirlinersLounge]

Best of luck! 🤞

[@Beatrice-ic6jb]

Thank you 😂😂😂 but it would be nice knowing a bit more about payments, etc. before starting the course tho. Any difference in contracts between the "main" Ryanair and Lauda. Also, actually I started to send applications not taking it seriously and now that it's actually getting serious there's so much info I need to find

[@n31x]

Lauda has a whole different meaning in hindi 💀 Spoilers: It means di-

[@AffaanProz12]

Finally found someone 😂

[@n31x]

@@AffaanProz12 😂💀

[@johnhagen31]

Drop the loud background muzak - it gets in the way and makes it unwatchable.

[@soulaimanebalhan9730]

Idc, as long as I get from A to B with a cheap cost

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

2018 then 2019 then somehow fast forward to 2017...ummm maths

[@tld8102]

self employed contracts is dog shit for job security

[@cryptolover3450]

I try avoid RyanCrap as much as possible...

[@hythesailor]

0:31 I know that Lauda Europe is a Maltese subsidiary of Ryanair but PLEASE don't say that you've never heard of Lauda Air, surely?!! They were a big player in Austria before they merged with Austrian Airlines.

[@pakito17000]

The background music level is really annoying, cannot focus on the content :/

[@DimitrisSartzetakis]

I doubt you need training again just to fly a plane of the same type which is just registered in another country

[@AirlinersLounge]

You really do, it's an odd rule for sure

[@TheRuben_music]

The extent of this training can vary, but it's designed to ensure that the pilot can seamlessly integrate into the new airline's operations and maintain the highest level of safety and standardization.

[@TheRuben_music]

The extent of this training can vary, but it's designed to ensure that the pilot can seamlessly integrate into the new airline's operations and maintain the highest level of safety and standardization.@@AirlinersLounge

[@aaron_exede04030]

Lauda is a slang word in India😂

[@vaishnavmorye5789]

Guys in india 'lauda' translates to 'dick' please change the name i will die laughing 😂😂😂

[@suebeeuk]

Copy cat

[@someguygaming9248]

Fun Fact : Lauda means MF in Hindi!

[@celebrityrog]

Ryanair is smart there doing what EasyJet did which is to ditch Boeing and go with Airbus. Airbus is better.

[@SachimKarekar93]

Lauda in India has a different meaning.

[@madeinczech]

Background music is quite annoying

[@user-rx9ry9zd6l]

Just pointing out that there ain’t no way that Ryanair buttered the landing 4:41

[@DanteJ1s]

I’m Ryanair crew, most landings we have are really smooth, it’s really down to the pilot. I had a Bristol based Captain on our flights once and his landings were more firm due to the short runway there

[@mariajulialeme2569]

🫴🏻✨👏🏻🫴🏻✨🤍✨

[@yasho.]

😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@srobify3761]

Poorly researched video. Ireland CT is 12.5%, why do you think apple , google str etc!?!? Also, you didn’t give the full history of Lauda Air.

[@tiadaid]

Laudamotion & Lauda Air are two separate entities, founded by the same guy.

[@V1FlightReport]

Lauda, for me the worst airline at this moment,. I've flown already by many airlines ,.mostly cheapest one like pegasus, wizzair , SunExpress or Anadolujet etc mostly turkish but when i flown from Vienna to Warsaw by lauda it was truly noghtmare.

[@AirlinersLounge]

Not good!

[@gman83090]

Luder air when bankrupt

[@gnyaneshgandhe6347]

Indians be like😂😂

[@geirleirvik1478]

You do not want to fly Ryanair - ever. If they were the last airline in Europe I would stick to train og car transport.

[@TheRuben_music]

i agree!

[@kurwamacjebanapizda]

2:40 Self-employed contracts are very good. Everywhere I work in the past they always wonted to hire me as employee. But, being self-employed means very low taxes. Employee - money earn, then tax, then expenses. Self-employed - money earn, then all expenses, then nothing left to be taxed.

[@TheRuben_music]

That depends what country you live in!