LTU Austria

LTU Austria
IATA ICAO Call sign
L3 LTO BILLA TRANSPORT
Founded2004 (2004)
Ceased operations2008 (2008)
HubsVienna Airport
Parent company
HeadquartersVienna, 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 areas. Its main operating base was Vienna Schwechat Airport.[1]

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.

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]

LTU Austria - Historic Fleet
Aircraft type Registration Delivered Left Aircraft fate
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

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 107.
  2. ^ ch-aviation.ch - LTU Austria

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