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. Its main base was Vienna 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
editThe airline was established in 2004 by Billa, parent company of Austrian tour operator ITS-BIlla. It obtained its air operators certificate on 1 April 2004. It was wholly owned by Billa.[1] LTU Austria has ceased operations as they have transferred their Airbus A320-200 to LTU in 2008.[citation needed]
Fleet
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During their history, LTU Austria exclusively operated Airbus A320-200 aircraft. OE-LTU featured a fully economy class specification, meanwhile OE-LTV utilised a 24 seat business class cabin alongside 144 economy class seats. Following the airlines closure, the remaining aircraft in their fleet was transferred to Air Berlin.[2][3][4]
| 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) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 107.
- ^ "LTU Austria". Plane Spotters. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Airbus A320 - MSN 1504 - OE-LBM". Air Fleets. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ ch-aviation.ch - LTU Austria
External links
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Media related to LTU Austria at Wikimedia Commons
