Iberia Express is a Spanish
low-cost airline
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...
owned by
Iberia
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
, which operates short- and medium-haul routes from its parent airline's hub at
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas ) , commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport, is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At in area, it is the second-largest ai ...
, providing feeder flights onto Iberia's long-haul network.
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.
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.
Iberia Express began operating on 25 March 2012, sharing its head office with Iberia in
Chamartín,
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
. The new airline began operations with a fleet of four
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, Maiden flight, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air F ...
aircraft, using a two-class Business and Economy configuration.
Destinations
As of September 2020, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express:
Fleet
![EC-NIF A321neo Iberia Express MAD](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/EC-NIF_A321neo_Iberia_Express_MAD.jpg)
, the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft:
References
External links
Official website
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Iberia (airline)
Oneworld affiliate members
Airlines of Spain
Airlines established in 2011
European Low Fares Airline Association
Spanish brands
Spanish companies established in 2011
Low-cost carriers