Andreas Gruber

Andreas was appointed CEO of Laudamotion by Niki Lauda in early 2018 and joined the Ryanair leadership team following Lauda’s acquisition by the Ryanair Group in the same year. Prior to that, he held various operational, commercial and network planning roles within the airberlin Group. Andreas is proactively driving Ryanair Groups Austrian growth to 7 million annual passengers in 2024 (+160% vs. pre Covid) offering more choice, more competition, and more lower fares. Ryanair remains Austrias fastest growing airline, Nr 2 market share and is leading Austrias traffic recovery.

As Europe's largest airline group, Ryanair has an important role in shaping the future of sustainable aviation and is committed to ensuring that our operations align with global efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change. SAF plays a key role in Ryanair’s Pathway to Net Zero decarbonisation strategy in which we have committed to increasing our use of over the coming years – a commitment that our partnership with OMV will help move further forward. OMV is a key partner for Ryanair in Austria, Germany and Romania and Ryanair looks forward to growing this partnership as Europe’s largest airline group.