Iberia is owned by International Airlines Group (IAG), the same company that owns British Airways, Aer Lingus, Vueling, etc. The oneworld airline has today unveiled its ”2030 Flight Plan,” as it’s called, which is essentially the company’s vision through the end of the decade. There are some interesting updates here that will interest passengers, so…
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recently had a 4+ hr flight on IB Express on the 321, wont make that mistake again, seats dont recline and food and drink only for sale. I mget it on a short flight but not a mid or longhaul.
Awesome! Love Iberia!
They have a bad rep with some, much of which, in my opinion, stems from years ago and also in some cases, due to linguistic or cultural misunderstandings.
Fact is, they're an amazing airline. One of the most on-time airlines in the world, consistently friendly service, especially if you speak Spanish, great hard product, and usually pretty tasty food.
Always room for improvement, but excited to see what the future holds.
T4S remains a pretty awful place to fly into, out of, or through because of its sheer size and the fact the satellite terminal is so far from the main terminal.
I'm not saying Heathrow is better.
Iberia took a bit of a setback in this year’s SkyTrax World Rankings …. down five places on last year. Regardless of whatever anyone on the left side of the pond might think of this airline, it still managed a two place higher placing than the nearest U.S. carrier.
https://www.worldairlineawards.com/worlds-top-100-airlines-2025/
Good to hear because the A330's Business Class cabins look a little dated so it needs a retofit. The A339's they will get its with the higher MTOW 253 t that Airbus just announced.
Great to hear. Barajas is a far more efficient and enjoyable transit point over Heathrow. Iberia's on board product long haul is alright, but it could be a touch warmer. That said, a recent TATL flight on the A330-200 in Economy was very much alright, decent food (minus the salami sandwich served before landing in Madrid). Flew the airline again a few days later from Madrid to Italy and was equally pleased with the experience.
The routes announced couldn't be any less exciting. After the really good Brazilian additions, they could have had a go at expanding in West Africa or getting a piece of the action to the French/Dutch Caribbean. Instead, they're wanting to add two routes to destinations with lots and lots of transatlantic service. MTY also already has a direct route to MAD, although they're probably mostly aiming at connecting traffic from there.
Aeromexico averages an 82% LF on MTY-MAD as per the Mexico transportation dept's official stats. Iberia averages a 90% LF overall across its frequencies on MEX-MAD which is indicative of very strong demand - Viva Aerobus and Volaris both have hubs at MTY and codeshare with Iberia while AeroMexico only offers a handful of long-haul intl and US routes at MTY meaning limited feed.
Iberia should be well-placed to outperform and displace Aeromexico given these factors and much more feed in the 2nd largest market in Mexico and its "industrial capital", so it makes ton of sense.
PHL is to capture more connecting traffic as part of the JV with AA as US-Spain demand grows and the same for YYZ. While they're not sexy routes, they're low risk and very likely to be lucrative and fuel more adventurous growth later on.
MAD's T4S may be far removed from T4 but the transfer is an easy train ride. It's much better than the bus between LHR's T3 and T5, for example.
What about Level? Any additional North American routes being considered (like BWI)?
Brazil is served by TP, and the connections from LIS/OPO to Brazilian cities are much stronger than those to Spain. Why would anyone choose to backtrack to MAD?
AF and KL have historical and cultural ties to the Western African and Indo/Dutch/French-Caribbean markets. In fact, some flights, such as ORY-FDF/PTP/CAY, are long-haul domestic flights. Not sure if it is the same for AMS-BON/AUA/CUR/PBO, etc. AF and SN have West Africa covered given Francophone ties.
IB and Spain do not - they have them in Spanish-speaking or Spanish-oriented nations all throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Hence, why you see IB (and Air Europa, to a large extent) flying to markets like SDQ, HAV, SJU, ASU, GUA, UIO, etc.
But that's precisely the point I am making.
Marseille is full of people of African descent who have no reason to fly via CDG. Brazil is a huge country, it's got diaspora and business links well beyond Portugal. If you live in Coventry and you want to visit relatives in Barbados, it's much easier to take a taxi to BHX and fly via MAD/CDG than to take three trains to LHR and still be hit with an additional fare premium for the 'convenience' of a direct flight. SN are targeting that sort of market with a number of destinations that have no relationship whatsoever with former Belgian colonies. If people are buying tickets between ABJ or NBO and Italy via Brussels, there's every chance they'll buy a connection via Barajas which is actually on the way!
Good news. I often use Madrid as a transit airport in Europe. It is much more pleasant than Heathrow or Frankfurt. Also a good city for a day or two at the beginning of any trip - great museums, easy to walk around, and great food. One of my favorite cities. AA flies direct to MAD from PHL but I'd be inclined to take Iberia over AA.
Does Iberia management doubt the will of its home citizens who no longer want tourism? Or perhaps Iberia knows more info than we or the protestors do. In any case, I am respecting the will of the Spaniards and will avoid Spain. It's a shame, really.
Don't forget the UK's confiscatory air passenger duty, which can run to obscene costs. Spain doesn't do you like that, which is yet another good reason to base more TATL traffic there.
Glad to know my childhood sh!thole town (Monterrey) will get another airline option. It is very badly served by Aeromexico, which is quite expensive, many of the cheap Mexican airlines, and only limited flights from the 3 US carriers - which are not exactly exiting. But I wonder if the Iberia flights will be feasible in the long term, as that sh!thole MTY is not a touristic place. Doesn't have any charm and it is hot as hell
One of the great deals in long-haul trans-Atlantic flights has been on Iberia. Fewer Avios than BA, and without the ludicrous fuel surcharges BA adds. I am looking forward to IB's improvements across the board...