Iberia Express will fly to 20 national and international destinations this winter season 2022-23 and reaffirms its commitment to the Balearic and Canary archipelagos, increasing the number of flights in these markets by 35% and 19%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2019. This represents an increase in capacity1 42% in the Balearic Islands and 29% in the Canary Islands. Likewise, the airline also reinforces its flight program to peninsular destinations such as Malaga or Seville, and to international destinations such as Copenhagen, Dublin, Berlin or Lyon, among others.
In Balearics, Iberia Express reinforces its capacity for the months of November to March, with an increase of 42% compared to the same season of 2019-20, with more than 510,000 seats between Madrid and the archipelago for the entire period. It is worth highlighting the increase in flights between Madrid and Ibizareaching up to 20 round trip flights a week, that is, 13 more than in 2019, and the Madrid-Majorcawhich will have an average of 43 weekly frequencies this winter, an average of 6 daily frequencies.
Likewise, the connectivity between Madrid and Canary Islands will be reinforced with 29% more capacity for the months of the winter season, compared to the same period of 2019-20, exceeding one million seats available among all the routes to the archipelago. Tenerife will have up to 61 weekly round-trip flights (46 to Tenerife North and 15 to Tenerife South), which represents an increase of 15% compared to the flights in the winter season of 2019, since Gran Canaria Up to 54 frequencies per week will be operated. In the case of Lanzarote, the route grows with five new weekly frequencies until reaching 20 frequencies, which implies more than two daily flights. For its part, Fuerteventura will have up to 13 weekly frequencies and the route from Madrid to The Palm will operate with an average of 10 return flights per week.
On the other hand, regarding the peninsular destinations highlights the route to Malagain which Iberia Express will operate a total of two daily flights this winter season, twice as many as in 2019. The Madrid-Seville amounts to 4 daily frequencies Santiago de Compostela up to 25 weekly frequencies will be operated, between 3 and 4 daily round trip flights between Madrid and the Galician capital.
in the landscape internationalespecially noteworthy is the increase in flights between Madrid and lyonsreaching an average of 14 weekly flights, that is, one more flight per day than in the 2019 season. The number of weekly frequencies also increases with Copenhagenwith up to 11 weekly flights in each direction, berlin with 21 and Dublinwith 8. The program of destinations is completed with amsterdam, london gatwick Y paris charles de gaulle that all of them will have 2 daily flights in both directions, Naples with 10 weekly frequencies and Manchester With 3.
In the words of Jorge Jiménez, Iberia Express Network and Program Manager, “With the new winter program we want to continue consolidating our network of destinations and reinforcing our position in markets that are as important to us as the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, while we are recovering capacity in other national and international destinations. This winter season we will operate flights from our hub from Madrid to twenty destinations, of which eleven are national and nine international, and, although cautiously, we are optimistic about the recovery of our activity, which is already at 2019 levels and, in some cases, with more capacity than we had before the pandemic.”
On-board service renewed for the Winter season
With the arrival of the new winter season, Iberia Express has also renewed its gastronomic offer on board. In the case of business cabin, the airline presents, through its supplier DO & CO, an offer made up of passenger favorites and novelties with a lot of personality. It is worth noting, for example, the vitello tonnato or the roast beef, both preparations are offered on flights to mainland destinations and the Balearic Islands. On the other hand, on the flights to the Canary Islands and Europe, the preparations will be in accordance with the coldest months of the year, where the Spanish product will predominate with dishes such as roast suckling pig or suquet of prawn. And to finish, exquisite desserts, DO & CO’s hallmark, such as chocolate mousse, cheesecake or tangerine panna cotta.
In economy cabin There are also many novelties: it should be noted that an exquisite ovenable ‘Croque Monsieur’ and a wider variety of both savory and sweet snacks have been added to the fresh offering. And as the star product of this season, Iberia Express has launched its special Gran Cookie chocolate with a touch of violet, as a nod to the famous typical and traditional sweet of Madrid.
Iberia Express is the low cost airline of Madrid, belonging to the Iberia Group, which operates short and medium haul routes, both to feed the long distance network of its parent, and to operate efficiently in the segment of low cost companies. It operates to more than 30 destinations nationally and internationally and is one of the few companies in its segment in the world to offer a business service on all its planes. For six consecutive years (2014-2019) it has been the most punctual low-cost airline in Europe, according to Cirium reports.
