IBERIA Flights

Iberia, the largest airline in Spain and the fourth largest in Europe, was founded in 1927 and its first flight took off on the 14th December 1927. In 1946, Iberia became the first airline to offer a route between Europe and South America, and the pioneer in establishing a shuttle service between Barcelona and Madrid. Today, Iberia is the leading airline in routes between Europe and Latin America, as well as being one of the key international airline companies operating in nearly 100 airports.

Iberia is affiliated to one of the most important airline alliances, Oneworld, which offers around 700 destinations in 140 countries worldwide. Furthermore, Iberia offers an additional 90 destinations as a result of code share agreements with airlines such as British Airways or American Airlines. The Iberia Group covers Spain, Europe, Latin America and some airports in Africa and the Near East. In May 1997, Air Nostrum airlines reached an agreement with Iberia and started to operate as Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum.

Today, Iberia and Air Nostrum have a fleet of 225 aircrafts and carry over 30 million passengers each year. It is strange that its MD-87 fleet of aircraft are named after Spanish cities. The first two aircrafts were called "Ciudad de Burgos" and "Ciudad de Toledo". Iberia was also the first airline company to create an international frequent flyer programme in Europe (Iberia Plus) which already has more than 2.5 million affiliates. Furthermore, Iberia owns part of the low cost airline Clickair. www iberia com