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{{Short description|Lithuanian airline}}
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{{Infobox Airline
| airline        = DAT LT
| logo           = Danish Air Transport logo.svg
| logo_size      = 175
| fleet_size     = 6
| destinations   = 
| IATA           = R6
| ICAO           = DNU
| callsign       = DANU
| parent         = [[DAT (airline)|DAT]]
| company_slogan =
| founded        = 2003 as DOT LT
| headquarters   = [[Karmėlava]], [[Lithuania]]
| key_people     = 
| bases          = [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas]]
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities   = 
| frequent_flyer = 
| lounge         = 
| alliance       = 
| website        = [https://dat.dk/ dat.dk]
}}

'''DAT LT''', formerly named ''DOT LT'', is a [[Denmark|Danish]]-owned [[Lithuania|Lithuanian]] [[airline]], that offers worldwide [[aircraft lease|ACMI]] services using a small fleet of passenger aircraft. It is a subsidiary of [[Danish Realm|Danish]] [[DAT (airline)|DAT]].

== History ==
The airline was established and started operations in 2003 as ''Danu Oro Transportas'' with assistance from its majority shareholder [[DAT Danish Air Transport]]. On 13 April 2006, it was rebranded as DOT LT,<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAT LT UAB {{!}} ERA |url=https://www.eraa.org/dot-lt |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.eraa.org}}</ref> and in 2019 as DAT LT. The company had 60 employees as of February 2010<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 3 April 2007</ref> and is a member of the [[European Regions Airline Association]].<ref>[http://www.eraa.org/airlines.asp ERAA] retrieved 12 May 2007</ref> and IATA from 2024.

==Destinations==
DAT LT no longer operate scheduled services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.lt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073331/https://www.dot.lt/ |archive-date=2020-08-11 |url-status=deviated |title=DAT LT |language=en |access-date=2020-08-11}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2022}}
The fleet is leased out and operate scheduled flights on behalf of [[DAT (airline)|DAT]]. Following scheduled services was operated under DOT LT brand and codes.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
!Refs
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Denmark]]||[[Billund, Denmark|Billund]]||[[Billund Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Lithuania]]||[[Kaunas]]||[[Kaunas Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Palanga]]||[[Palanga International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Norway]]||[[Fagernes]]||[[Fagernes Airport, Leirin]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Oslo]]||[[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Røros (town)|Røros]]||[[Røros Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|}

== Fleet ==
[[File:DOT LT, LY-DAT, ATR 42-500 (16454857481).jpg|thumb|DAT LT [[ATR 42|ATR 42-500]]]]
===Current fleet===
As of January 2025, the DAT LT fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>[https://dat-corporate.com/about-us/dat-fleet/] retrieved 22 January 2025</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|- 
!Aircraft
!In Service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[Airbus A320-200]]
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|180
|
|-
|-
|[[Airbus A321-200]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|194
|
|-
|-
|[[ATR 72|ATR 72-600]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|72
|
|-
|-
||[[ATR 72|ATR 72-500]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|70
|
|-
|-
|[[ATR 72|ATR 72-200]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|68
|
|-
|-
|[[ATR 42|ATR 42-500]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|48
|
|-
|-
|[[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|48
|
|-
!Total
!22
!&mdash;
!colspan="3"|
|}

===Former fleet===
The airline previously operated the following aircraft types (as of August 2017):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=20}}</ref>
* [[ATR42|ATR 42-300]]
* [[ATR72|ATR 72-200]]
* [[Saab 340|Saab 340A]]

==Incidents==
* On 8 August 2010, a DOT LT [[ATR 42-300]] ([[aircraft registration|registered]] LY-DOT) that was parked at [[Pori Airport]] in [[Finland]] was hit by a small [[tornado]] and lifted into the air. The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair when it slammed back onto the ground.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100808-0 2010 incident at the Aviation Safety Network]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}

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