World2Fly

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World2Fly
W2fly logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
2WWFLBLUE WORLD
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Commenced operations19 June 2021;3 years ago (2021-06-19) [1]
AOC # ES.AOC.157 [2]
Hubs Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Subsidiaries World2Fly Portugal
Fleet size5 (including subsidiaries)
Destinations14
Parent company Iberostar Group
Headquarters Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain [3]
Key peopleGabriel Subías (CEO) [4]
Website www.w2fly.es

World2Fly is a passenger airline that operates out of Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. [5]

Contents

History

World2Fly was established during 2021, after receiving the first leased Airbus A350-900. [6] Based out of Palma de Mallorca, the airline concentrates on flights to long haul destinations in the Caribbean and is owned by the Iberostar Group of hotels, [7] a company whose previous holdings included another airline, Iberworld. World2Fly’s destinations include Punta Cana, Cancun, and La Habana.

Destinations

World2Fly currently operates flights to several destinations mainly in the Caribbean.

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Colombia Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport [8]
Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport [9]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague Seasonal Charter
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [10]
Santiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport [11]
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport [12]
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [13]
Slovakia Bratislava Bratislava Airport Seasonal Charter
Spain Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Hub
Tanzania Zanzibar City Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Seasonal Charter [14]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Mauritius Plaine Magnien Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Begins June 25, 2025
United States Orlando Orlando Sanford International Airport Terminated [16]
Curaçao Willemstad Hato International Airport
 Charter
Bonaire Kralendijk Bonaire International Airport
 Charter
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport Seasonal Charter [17]
Urgench Urgench International Airport [17]

Fleet

World2Fly Airbus A350-900 World2Fly, EC-NOI, Airbus A350-941.jpg
World2Fly Airbus A350-900

Current fleet

As of November 2024, World2Fly operates the following aircraft: [18]

World2Fly fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A330-300 2388 [19]
Airbus A350-900 3432 [20] One leased to Corendon Dutch Airlines [21]
Total5

Historic fleet

World2Fly had the following airplanes:

Historic fleet of World2Fly
AirplaneTotalIntroducedRetiredRegistrationNotas
Airbus A330-300
1
2021
2021
EC-LXR
Transferred to World2Fly Portugal

See also

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