flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines (also known as Lithuanian Airlines and LAL) was the national airline of Lithuania, based in Vilnius. It operated domestic and international scheduled services. Its main base was Vilnius International Airport.

Due to financial difficulties, flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines suspended operations on 17 January 2009. FlyLal's sister airline, FlyLal Charters, continues to operate normally under a separate license, although in July 2010, FlyLal Charters was rebranded as Small Planet Airlines.

The airline was established as government-owned Lietuvos avialinijos (Lithuanian Airlines) on 20 September 1991, shortly after Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union. It was organized on the basis of the Aeroflot fleet located in Vilnius (twelve Yokovlev Yak-42, seven Tupolev Tu-134, four Antonov An-24, and three Antonov An-26 airliners). During the period from 1991 to 1993, the airline reoriented its route network from the countries of the former Soviet Union to Western Europe. From the beginning, the airline faced stiff competition with Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines.

In December 1991, Lithuanian Airlines sub-leased its first Boeing 737-200 from Malév Hungarian Airlines. Six months later, the aircraft was leased directly from Guinness Peat Aviation and bore the registration LY–GPA.

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