MIAMI, Oct. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- LTU International Airways, one of Germany's leading airlines, announced the addition of New York as a new route beginning in May of 2005. LTU will be operating six weekly flights, every day except for Wednesday, from John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4 nonstop to Dusseldorf, Germany, LTU's hub centrally located in the heart of North-Rhine Westphalia. LTU also offers convenient connections to Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt in addition to other European destinations.
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LTU is celebrating its 50th year in operation in 2005 and is adding New York in an effort to expand its North American route structure. LTU currently services Ft. Myers, Orlando and Miami in Florida, Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary in Canada. "New York is an important market and we hope to provide excellent service at affordable rates," said Kristina Harmon, LTU's North America sales manager. LTU has been synonymous with safety, innovation, customer service and friendliness for almost five decades. "We intend to aggressively increase LTU's corporate market share with the addition of New York," stated Kristina Harmon, "by offering competitive business class rates."
LTU will service the route with its modern fleet of Airbus A330-200 that seats 305 in economy and 18 in First Comfort, LTU's business class service. LTU was founded in 1955 and serves nearly 6 million passengers each year. The airline was voted the most trusted vacation airline in Germany by Reader's Digest readers in 2003 and also received an "A" for its family friendly service in the June 2004 edition of Oko Test, a German magazine that tests products and services. In 2004 readers of a German golfers' magazine voted LTU their favorite vacation airline, and in 2003 LTU was recognized as the airline of choice among divers.
For more information on schedules and fares, contact LTU at (866) 266-5588 or your local travel agent. Or visit LTU online at www.ltu.com.
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