LTU Austria

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LTU Austria
LTU Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
L3LTOBILLA TRANSPORT
Founded2004 (2004)
Ceased operations2008 (2008)
Hubs Vienna Airport
Parent company
Headquarters Vienna, Austria

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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History

The 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

LTU Austria Airbus A320-200 LTU-Austria A320-200 OE-LTU.jpg
LTU Austria Airbus A320-200

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]

LTU Austria - Historic Fleet
Aircraft typeRegistrationDeliveredLeftAircraft fate
Airbus A320-200 OE-LTUApril 2004April 2008 Air Berlin (as D-ALTE)
Airbus A320-200OE-LTVApril 2005May 2006LTU (as D-ALTF)

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 107.
  2. "Airbus A320 - MSN 1504 - OE-LBM". Air Fleets. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ch-aviation.ch - LTU Austria

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