It operated medium and long-haul routes and maintained hubs in Düsseldorf, Munich and at Tegel Airport in Berlin.

The initials LTU stand for the German phrase LuftTransport-Unternehmen which translates to "air transport enterprise".

Its traditional red and white livery barely changed over the years, becoming a recognizable trademark in the German charter flight business.

song Club Tropicana featuring George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as air crew members on holiday in Ibiza.

[6] By March 2007 the airline's owners were Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft (55%) and Marbach Beteiligung und Consulting (45%) and had 2,892 employees.

[7] In March 2007, Air Berlin bought LTU for €140 million in cash, creating the fourth-largest airline group in Europe in terms of traffic.

The purchase was aimed at adding long-haul operations and increasing market share at Düsseldorf Airport.