Private company

LTU Austria

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Airline of Austria (2004–2008)

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.2 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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LTU-Austria A320-200 OE-LTU
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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.2

The story

LTU Austria was established in April 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. The airline ceased operations and transferred the only remaining Airbus A320-200 to LTU in 2008.

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Products and brands

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.

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Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

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