Iberia

According to the ALTA association, which represents Latin American airlines, air traffic in the first half of 2025 will continue to grow at a sustained rate. In its traffic zone (Latin America and the Caribbean), ALTA is reporting growth in passenger numbers of almost 4%, or 237 million passengers. This growth is in fact...

What if Starlink became the standard for in-flight connectivity? Air France, Qatar Airways, SAS and WestJet: SpaceX has been multiplying its partnerships with the biggest airlines for several months now, with a view to bringing satellite Internet access technology into widespread use. And now it's another major player of the very first rank who's...

Iberia has unveiled its new strategic plan, Flight Plan 2030, which lays the foundations for the airline's future growth. The plan aims to achieve annual profitability of between 13.5 % and 15 %, which will make it possible to invest 6 billion euros over the entire period. According to the company's CEO, Marco Sansavini, "thanks to...

Since 1 April 2025, the 6.5 million members of the loyalty programme have been automatically integrated into Club Iberia Plus. More than just a name change, the programme also applies new rules. The biggest change has been in the way points are awarded. From now on, the Elite points required to upgrade from Club Iberia Plus status to Club Iberia Plus status will be...

Iberia has become the launch airline for the Airbus A321XLR, receiving its first aircraft on 30 October in Hamburg. The aircraft, equipped with 182 seats, including 14 lie-flat seats in business class, will enable the airline to serve several destinations on the American continent. The new very long-haul version has a...

Over the summer, Iberia received its first Airbus A321XLR out of an order for a total of 8 aircraft, which are due to join the fleet in 2025 and 2026. The Spanish airline is the first in the world to receive this type of aircraft. This version of the Airbus A321 can cover distances of over...

Iberia's Madrid-Tokyo route has always been a yo-yo. Inaugurated in 1986 with two stopovers (Barcelona and Bombay), it became non-stop in 1992 until it was discontinued in 1998. Iberia returned to Tokyo in 2016, until the Covid-19 pandemic put an end to the route in 2020. The...

Qatar Airways, British Airways and Iberia have decided to combine forces. This July, the Spanish airline joined the joint business venture between Qatar Airways and British Airways. Together the two airlines already offered a partnership covering more than 60 countries. As Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reminds us...

Iberia continues to work on improving the customer experience on board its flights. This concerns all cabins: Business, Premium Economy and Economy. These improvements include the redesign of menus, services on long-haul flights and a new personalised digital experience. Iberia has redesigned its in-flight meals on a global scale...

Iberia's network in Latin America is back to pre-Covid levels, particularly in Mexico. With three daily flights, Mexico City will become Iberia's busiest long-haul destination. This decision to once again offer these three daily frequencies from Madrid strengthens the Spanish airline's leading position on the Mexican market...

For Spanish carrier Iberia, summer is the perfect time to resume flights on the North Atlantic. At the beginning of June, the carrier launched its new routes to Washington DC and Dallas. Iberia is also resuming frequencies to San Francisco. In fact, the airline's summer schedule for the United States now includes eight destinations, instead of five...

Iberia is stepping up its return to the Americas, particularly Latin America, a region in which the carrier plays a leading role from Europe. Iberia is the largest European carrier to this part of the world, serving 17 countries. On 2 December, the Spanish carrier resumed its service to...

The "Travel Pass" club continues to expand to new horizons: a few days after the announcement of its adoption by the Singaporean authorities, it is now the turn of Latin America to experiment with the solution promoted by IATA. Iberia intends to be at the forefront, with a trial launched on the Madrid-Montevideo route. The...

Driven by the new health context, airlines are speeding up their move towards contactless travel. The latest example comes from Madrid airport, where Iberia recently launched a trial phase with Inetum, Thales, airport operator AENA and the Spanish Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI). The airline...

Iberia has decided to send a strong signal to world markets. The Spanish airline is affirming its commitment to helping Spain's economic recovery and to accelerating a new 'normality' in travel. The Iberia group (Iberia, Iberia Express and Iberia Regional Air Nostrum) offers flights to more than 75 destinations in 30 countries, including...

Affected like all the others by the health crisis, the airlines of the Iberia group - Iberia, Iberia Express, and Iberia Regional - will gradually resume their flights from July 1. Short- and medium-haul routes will be operated at 21 % of normal seat capacity, rising to 35 % once...

This should be confirmed in 2020. The Spanish private airline Air Europa is to join the IAG group, abandoning its independent status. The agreement will bring a carrier of relatively significant weight into the fold of the parent company of British Airways and Iberia. A subsidiary of the Spanish Globalia group, which includes...

The news became official on 4 November: IAG is to add Air Europa to an already very solid airline grouping. Having already brought together players such as Vueling, Aer Lingus and above all Iberia, the parent company of British Airways intends to include this new takeover from the second half of 2020. The Air Europa brand...

Since the beginning of August, business travellers to Spain have been able to try out a new option launched by Iberia. The Spanish airline has teamed up with local start-up BoB - for "Bag on Board" - to offer the eponymous service. Passengers can now request their baggage before their flight...

The latest update to the Iberia mobile application expands its functionalities. Among the new services available is the ability to check the dimensions of hand luggage. Business travellers can 'scan' their baggage simply by using the camera on their smartphone. The mobile application will then calculate the dimensions of the baggage and tell the user whether it is too large or not.