World2Fly

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World2Fly
W2fly logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
2WWFLBLUE WORLD
Founded2020;3 years ago (2020)
Commenced operations19 June 2021;2 years ago (2021-06-19) [1]
AOC # ES.AOC.157 [2]
Hubs Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Subsidiaries World2Fly Portugal
Fleet size4 (including subsidiaries)
Destinations6
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

An Airbus A350-900 of World2Fly at Madrid-Barajas Airport. World2Fly, EC-NOI, Airbus A350-941.jpg
An Airbus A350-900 of World2Fly at Madrid-Barajas Airport.

The airline was established during 2021, after receiving the first leased Airbus A350-900. [6] [7] 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, [8] a company whose previous holdings included another airline, Iberworld. Its destinations include Punta Cana, Cancun, and La Habana.

Destinations

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

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport [9]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Seasonal Charter
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [10]
Santiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport [11]
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport [12]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [13]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Bratislava M. R. Štefánik Airport Seasonal Charter
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Hub
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Orlando Orlando Sanford International Airport Terminated [14]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2023, the World2Fly fleet includes the following aircraft: [15]

World2Fly fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A330-300 1388 [16]
Airbus A350-900 3432 [17] One to be leased to Corendon Dutch Airlines from November 2023 [18]
Total31

Historic fleet

World2Fly had the following airplanes:

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

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