Iberia Express

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Iberia Express
Compañía Operadora de Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express S.A.U
Iberia Express.svg
Berlin Brandenburg Airport Iberia Express Airbus A321-251NX EC-NGP (DSC07630).jpg
Iberia Express A321neo in standard livery
IATA ICAO Call sign
I2 [1] IBSIBEREXPRES
FoundedOctober 2011;13 years ago (2011-10)
Commenced operations25 March 2012;12 years ago (2012-03-25)
Hubs Madrid
Alliance Oneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size25
Destinations22[ citation needed ]
Parent company
Headquarters Timón, Barajas, Madrid, Spain [2]
Key peopleFernando Candela (CEO) [3]
Website iberiaexpress.com

Iberia Express is a Spanish low-cost airline owned by Iberia, which operates short- and medium-haul routes from its parent airline's hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, providing feeder flights onto Iberia's long-haul network. [4]

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History

IAG announced the launch of Iberia Express on 6 October 2011, leading to strike action by pilots in late December 2011 due to concerns over potential job losses caused by the new airline. [5] Aircraft from other Iberia routes would be switched to the new subsidiary, and new pilots and cabin crew hired to operate the flights. Iberia intended for the new airline to cover routes operated at a loss by the main airline, running with lower operating costs. [6]

Iberia Express began operating on 25 March 2012, sharing its head office with Iberia in Chamartín, Madrid. [7] The new airline began operations with a fleet of four Airbus A320 aircraft using a two-class Business and Economy configuration.

Destinations

As of March 2025, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express: [8]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Croatia Zadar Zadar Airport Terminated [9]
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport
France Lyon Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Terminated
Nice Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Terminated
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Rennes Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport Terminated
Toulouse Toulouse–Blagnac Airport Terminated
Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport Terminated
Greece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport Seasonal
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Iceland Keflavík Keflavík International Airport Seasonal
Ireland Cork Cork Airport Terminated
Dublin Dublin Airport
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Resumes 1 April 2025 [10]
Italy Cagliari Cagliari Elmas Airport Terminated
Naples Naples International Airport
Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport Terminated
Poland Kraków Kraków John Paul II International Airport Terminated
Romania Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Terminated
Scotland Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Seasonal
Spain Asturias Asturias Airport
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport
Ibiza Ibiza Airport
La Palma La Palma Airport
Lanzarote Lanzarote Airport
Madrid Madrid–Barajas Airport Hub
Málaga Málaga Airport
Menorca Menorca Airport
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport
Santiago de Compostela Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport
Seville Seville Airport
Tenerife Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport
Tenerife South Airport
Vigo Vigo–Peinador Airport
United Kingdom Birmingham Birmingham Airport Terminated
Cardiff Cardiff Airport Terminated
London Gatwick Airport
Manchester Manchester Airport
Newcastle Newcastle Airport Terminated

Fleet

Iberia Express Airbus A321neo EC-NIF A321neo Iberia Express MAD.jpg
Iberia Express Airbus A321neo

As of November 2023, the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft: [11]

Iberia Express Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
BETotal
Airbus A320-200 13—18162180
Airbus A321neo 12——232232
Total25—

On-time performance

Iberia Express was recognized as the most on-time airline in Europe for 2023. [12] Cirium identified the airline's on-time performance rate at 84.58%, whereas the average for Europe was 80.82%. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Iberia Express already has its own flight codes to operate, I2 and IBS". El Mundo.es. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Iberia Express legal notice". www.iberiaexpress.com.
  3. ↑ Kerry Reals (24 November 2011). "Iberia Express names Vueling's Gallego as CEO". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "IAG sets up short-haul carrier Iberia Express". Reuters. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Spain's Iberia scraps flights during strike". The Independent . 29 December 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Kingsley-Jones, Max (6 October 2011). "IAG approves 2012 launch for Iberia Express". FlightGlobal . Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Información Legal y Protección de Datos". www.iberiaexpress.com. Retrieved 15 March 2012. Operative Company of Iberia Express, S.A. with registered office at Velázquez Street 130, 28006 Madrid
  8. ↑ "Destinations" . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Iberia Express add Zadar for S19
  10. ↑ אזולאי, רואי (9 February 2025). "גל החזרה נמשך: Iberia Express תחדש את טיסותיה לישראל". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Orders and Deliveries". Airbus. January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  12. ↑ Jacob, Charmaine (2024-01-02). "The world's most punctual airlines and airports in 2023". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. ↑ Mazó, Edgardo Gimenez (2024-01-02). "The Most Punctual Airlines of 2023 Revealed". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-02.

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