Iberia willing to recover the US market

Iberia and Iberia Express were the most punctual network and low cost airline in the world in January and, in February, Iberia was the second most punctual in the world and Iberia Express the second in Europe.

The United States will be its star market, with the launch of routes to Dallas and Washington and the recovery of San Francisco. In Latin America, Iberia recovers the two daily flights with Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. In Europe, the airline will operate 100% of the capacity it had before the pandemic. And in Spain, Iberia Express has programmed 27 percent more seats than in 2019 with the Balearic and Canary archipelagos, where it will offer up to 2.7 million seats

If the evolution of the current socio-political context allows it, this summer Iberia will recover 85 percent of the capacity it offered in 2019. Since the start of the pandemic, the airline has opted to stimulate demand by offering the greatest possible capacity and, in the next summer season and, despite the difficult socio-political context, it has already recovered almost all of its network of destinations and has been incorporating frequencies in markets where restrictions have been lifted and sesún demand is recovering.

Specifically, Iberia will operate this summer up to 340 weekly long-haul flights, 220 with Latin America and another 120 between Europe and the North Atlantic; The airline will reach pre-pandemic levels in Europe and its subsidiary Iberia Express will increase its capacity in the Balearic and Canary Islands by around 30 percent over 2019.

United States, the big bet!

The United States will be the country where Iberia deploys the greatest capacity: in the summer season it will go from six to nine destinations with more than 120 weekly flights between Spain and the United States. Starting in June, the airline will launch the route to Washington that it announced before the pandemic, to which is added Dallas and the recovery of San Francisco. In addition, it increases flights to Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. More concretely:

Iberia will fly direct from Spain to Washington. From June 1 to October 29, the airline has scheduled four weekly flights (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday) with the capital of the United States where the main government institutions of that country are concentrated: the Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court.

Schedule:

Flight #

From

To

Departure

Arrival*

IB6131

Madrid

Washington

12:10

15:15

IB6132

Washington

Madrid

16:45

06:30

*Hours vary slightly depending on the month of operation

 

As of June 1, Iberia will also operate to Dallas, the great metropolis in North Texas. The flights have been scheduled from June 1 to October 29, with four weekly frequencies (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). Dallas is the great hub for American Airlines, which ensures great connectivity within the United States for Iberia customers within its joint business agreement with American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair for the operation of routes between Europe and the Atlantic North.

Schedule:

Flight #

From

To

Departure

Arrival*

IB6146	Madrid	Dallas	15:55	19:50
IB6147	Dallas	Madrid	21:25	14:20

*Hours vary slightly depending on the month of operation

Iberia also recovers the route to San Francisco from June 1 to September 30 with three weekly frequencies (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). Only IAG group airlines offer direct flights to San Francisco; Iberia from Madrid and LEVEL from Barcelona, from March 29 and with four weekly frequencies (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday).

Schedule:

Flight #

From

To

Departure

Arrival*

IB6193	Madrid	San Francisco	12:20	16:15
IB6174	San Francisco	Madrid	17:50	14:10

In addition, Iberia will have up to 14 weekly flights from Madrid to New York, in addition to LEVEL’s daily flight from Barcelona. It will offer another 14 flights with Miami; Chicago will have up to seven flights a week, and Boston will also have a daily flight in July and August, an operation that is complemented by LEVEL’s four weekly Barcelona-Boston frequencies. Los Angeles will have up to five weekly frequencies of Iberia from Madrid and another four LEVEL from Barcelona.

The offer is completed with up to five weekly flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico, a destination that is also part of the joint business agreement for routes between Europe and the North Atlantic that Iberia maintains together with American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair.