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| Telephone: |
+49 211 94 18 888 |
| Type of airline: |
Scheduled airline |
| Country: |
Germany (DE) |
| Call sign: |
LTU |
| Address: |
Düsseldorf |
| Home airport: |
DUS |
| Year founded: |
1955 |
| Type of company: |
GmbH |
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| Alliances: |
Zusammenarbeit mit America West |
Number of aircraft: |
26 |
| Passengers per year: |
5,600,000 |
Pre check-in: |
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| Check-in opens: |
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Check-in closes: |
30 min |
| Baggage allowance: |
20 kg |
Hand luggage / hold luggage: |
6 kg max. 55 x 40 x 20 cm |
| Seat reservation charge: |
10 £ |
Legroom (seat pitch): |
76 - 78,5 cm |
| Seat width: |
45,5 - 49 cm |
Charge for sporting equipment: |
0 £ |
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Description:
LTU GmbH is a German scheduled airline based at Dusseldorf International Airport. The airline was founded on 20.10.07 in Frankfurt under the name of "Lufttransport Union (LTU)“. Founder was the businessman Kurt Conle from Duisburg. Dusseldorf has been the base of the company since 1961.
LTU started operating chartered flights in 1956 with a Vickers Viking. The first large aicraft of the type Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was delivered on 29.05.1973, and Boeing 757, Boeing 767 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 TriJet followed. In 1995, the entire fleet was changed to comprise aircraft of the type Airbus. The LTU fleet is considered the most modern fleet worldwide and until today there have been no serious incidences on flights. According to statistics, LTU is the fifth most safe airline. In summer 2006, LTU flew with 26 machines of the type Airbus A320-214 (11), Airbus A321-211 (4), Airbus A330-223 (8) and Airbus A330-322 (3).
The LTU’s extensive network of flights serves the whole of Europe and beyond. LTU flies from Berlin, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Graz, Hamburg, Hannover, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig, Munich, Salzburg, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich on behalf of the travel agents ITS, Tjaereborg, Jahn Reisen, Meier’s Weltreisen, Dertour, ADAC Reisen, TUI, Olimar, Öger Tours, FTI amongst others.
As early as in 1964, LTU also acted as travel agent under the name of Transair. In 1980, the airline also founded „Meier’s Weltreisen“ and took over from Tjaereborg in the year 1981 and then Jahn Reisen in 1986. In 1996, the two were merged under the newly formed LTU Touristik GmbH, but are still beeing operated under the same brands.
On 17.02.2006 the German low-cost airline dba announced its move into LTU.
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