LTU Austria
Defunct airline of Austria (2004–2008)
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LTU Austria (legally LTU Billa Lufttransport Unternehmen GmbH) was an Austrian airline based in Vienna. It operated charter services to destinations in the Mediterranean and Red Sea areas. Its main operating base was Vienna Schwechat Airport.[1]
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Vienna Airport | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | ||||||
History
LTU Austria was established in 2004 by Billa, parent company of Austrian tour operator ITS-BIlla. It obtained the air operators certificate on 1 April 2004. The livery was exactly the same of LTU airline from Germany. [1] The airline ceased operations and transferred the only left Airbus A320-200 to LTU in 2008.[citation needed]
Fleet
During its history, LTU Austria exclusively operated Airbus A320-200 jetliners. That registered OE-LTU was furnished with a full economy class, meanwhile OE-LTV had a 24 seat business class cabin alongside 144 economy class seats. Following the airline closure, the remaining aircraft in the fleet were transferred to Air Berlin.[2]
| Aircraft type | Registration | Delivered | Left | Aircraft fate |
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| Airbus A320-200 | OE-LTU | April 2004 | April 2008 | Air Berlin (as D-ALTE) |
| Airbus A320-200 | OE-LTV | April 2005 | May 2006 | LTU (as D-ALTF) |
