RyanAir’s other airlines

The launch of Malta Air will see Ryanair adding the fourth subsidiary to its operations. Currently, the airline owns and operates three subsidiaries including:

• Ryanair Sun;
• Ryanair UK;
• and Laudamotion.

While the first two subsidiaries mentioned were set up by Ryanair, the latter was purchased by the low-cost giant from the late Niki Lauda.

Ryanair Sun is the airline’s Polish subsidiary which was started as a charter airline. However, slowly the group’s Polish operations were transferred across to the airline. Ryanair Sun is due to be rebranded with a garish yellow livery as “Buzz”. Ryanair UK has seen the carrier registering an aircraft in Britain for a greater UK presence.

Laudamotion is possibly the carrier’s most ambitious airline to date. It sees the group as a whole move from its single aircraft policy. Instead, they suddenly became responsible for Airbus aircraft in addition to its well known Boeing fleet.

Reports on Maltese media, on Sunday said that advanced discussions involving Ryanair and Maltese authorities are under way to issue an air operator’s certificate for the new airline, which will operate as a separately-run subsidiary under the Ryanair group.

Meanwhile L-Orizzont reports that senior officials of RyanAir are in Malta and an announcement on the new venture is expected on Wednesday.

Via Simple Flying / Irish Times