--- title: "Lauda Europe Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation" url: https://flightcompensations.com/airlines/lauda-europe author: "Jaacov Sonenblick" published: 2026-09-09 updated: 2026-09-10 publisher: FlightCompensations summary: "Lauda Europe holds a Maltese licence and flies for Ryanair. Malta is an EU state, so EU261 covers its flights in both directions." --- # Lauda Europe flight delay and cancellation compensation Lauda Europe holds a Maltese licence and flies for Ryanair. Malta is an EU state, so EU261 covers its flights in both directions. ## Lauda Europe flight delay and cancellation: your rights You booked Ryanair. You boarded an Airbus in Lauda colours. That surprises people, and it worries some of them, because a claim feels like it needs the right name on it. It does not. Lauda Europe is part of the Ryanair group, and it holds a Maltese operating licence. Malta is an EU state, so Lauda Europe is an EU airline. ## What an EU licence gives you It covers the flight in both directions. EU261 always covers a departure from an EU or EEA airport, whoever flies it. It covers an arrival into the EU from outside only when an EU airline operates the flight — and Lauda Europe is one. So a Vienna to Marrakesh flight and the return leg are both covered. The amounts run from **€250** on short routes to **€400** in the middle band and **€600** on the longest. They are fixed by distance, never by the fare. ## I booked Ryanair — why does the aircraft say Lauda? The Ryanair group runs several airlines. Ryanair DAC in Ireland, Ryanair UK, Buzz in Poland, Malta Air and Lauda Europe all fly under the same booking system and the same low fares. Send your claim to Ryanair, using the flight number on your boarding pass. Ryanair handles the claim whichever group airline operated the flight, so the different name on the tail costs you nothing. ## How to claim Lauda Europe flight delay compensation Start with the flight itself. Our [free flight check](/claim) reads the recorded departure and arrival times and tells you which band your Lauda Europe flight falls in. A Lauda Europe compensation claim turns on two things: the arrival time, and the reason the airline gives. For a late arrival, read the [flight delay compensation guide](/flight-delay-compensation). For a flight that never flew, read the [cancellation compensation guide](/flight-cancellation-compensation). It covers Lauda Europe cancellation compensation too. Has the airline said no? The [case law summary](/passenger-rights/case-law) sets out what the courts make of the usual excuses. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does a Lauda Europe flight fall under EU261? Yes, in both directions. Malta is an EU member state, so Lauda Europe is a Community carrier: EU261 covers its departures from the EU and its arrivals into the EU from outside. ### Ryanair says the flight was operated by another airline. Is that a refusal? No. It is a statement about which group company supplied the aircraft. Ryanair sold the ticket, and the claim goes to Ryanair whichever of its airlines flew you. ### How much is a Lauda Europe delay worth? €250 on routes up to 1,500 km, €400 between 1,500 and 3,500 km, and €600 beyond that. You are owed it once you land three or more hours late. ## Sources - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32004R0261 - https://www.caa.co.uk/passengers/resolving-travel-problems/delays-and-cancellations/ - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-402/07 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-549/07 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-195/17 - https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?num=C-452/13 Read the full page with the claim check at https://flightcompensations.com/airlines/lauda-europe