Iberia Express
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Founded | October 2011 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 25 March 2012 | ||||||
Hubs | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate) | ||||||
Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
Destinations | 22 | ||||||
Parent company | Iberia | ||||||
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
Key people | Fernando Candela (CEO)[2] | ||||||
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.[3]
History
The launch of the airline was announced by IAG on 6 October 2011 and led to strike action in late December 2011 by pilots concerned over a potential loss of jobs caused by the new airline. Aircraft from other Iberia routes are due to be switched to the new Iberia Express operations, operated by newly employed pilots and cabin crew. Iberia intend for the airline to cover routes operated at a loss by the main airline, running with lower operating costs,[4] and for the airline to have a fleet of 40 aircraft by 2015.[5]
The airline began operating on 25 March 2012 and shares its head office with Iberia in Chamartín, Madrid.[6] The airline began operations with 4 Airbus A320, using a two class Business and Economy configuration.
Destinations
As of April 2014, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express:[7]
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Berlin - Berlin Tegel Airport
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf International Airport seasonal
- Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport
- Greece
- Athens - Athens International Airport seasonal
- Mykonos - Mykonos Airport seasonal
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Cork - Cork Airport seasonal
- Dublin - Dublin Airport
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Oslo - Oslo Airport, Gardermoen seasonal[12]
- Poland
- Krakow - Krakow Airport seasonal[13]
- Romania
- Bucharest - Bucharest Airport seasonal[13]
- Russia
- Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport seasonal[14]
- Spain
- Alicante - Alicante Airport
- Asturias - Asturias Airport [10]
- Fuerteventura - Fuerteventura Airport
- Gran Canaria - Gran Canaria Airport
- Ibiza - Ibiza Airport
- Jerez - Jerez Airport
- La Palma - La Palma Airport
- Lanzarote - Lanzarote Airport
- Madrid - Madrid Barajas Airport Hub
- Málaga - Málaga Airport
- Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca Airport
- Santiago de Compostela - Santiago de Compostela Airport
- Seville - San Pablo Airport
- Tenerife - Tenerife North Airport
- Tenerife - Tenerife South Airport
- Vigo - Vigo-Peinador Airport
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Birmingham - Birmingham Airport
- Cardiff - Cardiff Airport (begins April 2017) [15]
- Edinburgh - Edinburgh Airport [10]
- London - Gatwick Airport [16]
- London - Heathrow Airport [17]
- Manchester - Manchester Airport[8]
Fleet
As of September 2016, the Iberia Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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P | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 162 | 180 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 196 | 210 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Iberia Express already has its own flight codes to operate, I2 and IBS". El Mundo.es. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Kerry Reals (24 November 2011). "Iberia Express names Vueling's Gallego as CEO". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "IAG sets up short-haul carrier Iberia Express". Reuters. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Max Kingsley-Jones (6 October 2011). "IAG approves 2012 launch for Iberia Express". Flightglobal. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Spain's Iberia scraps flights during strike". MSNBC. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Información Legal y Protección de Datos." Iberia Express. Retrieved on 15 March 2012. "Compañía Operadora de Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express, S.A. con domicilio social en la calle Velázquez nº 130, 28006 Madrid"
- ↑ "Destinations". Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 "IBERIA Express Adds Paris CDG / Manchester from Sep 2015". Airline Route. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2015/10/23/iberia_opens_madrid_iceland_route/
- 1 2 3 http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/11/ib-europe-s15update1/
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/04/09/ib-istams-jun14/
- 1 2 http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/21/i2-gotosl-s16/
- 1 2 http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/24/i2-otpkrk-s16/
- ↑ L, J (25 April 2013). "IBERIA Express Adds St. Petersburg Operation in S13". Routesonline / Routes. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ https://www.cardiff-airport.com/news/2016/10/25/iberia-express-announces-service-to-spanish-capital/
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/16/i2-lgw-s15/
- ↑ http://www.europapress.es/islas-canarias/noticia-iberia-express-conectara-canarias-londres-lyon-20150128133737.html
- ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Iberia-Express
External links
Media related to Iberia Express at Wikimedia Commons