Iberia Express
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| IATA code : | I2 |
| ICAO code : | IBS |
| Call sign : | IBEREXPRES |
| Founding: | 2011 |
| Seat: |
Madrid , Spain
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| Home airport : | Madrid-Barajas |
| Company form: | SA |
| IATA prefix code : | 060 |
| Management: | Fernando Candela ( CEO ) |
| Alliance : | oneworld |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Iberia Plus |
| Fleet size: | 23 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | iberiaexpress.com |
Iberia Express is a Spanish low-cost airline based in Madrid and based at Madrid-Barajas Airport . It is a subsidiary of Iberia and thus also belongs to the International Airlines Group (IAG). It is also a member of the oneworld aviation alliance .
history
Iberia Express was founded in 2011 and began flight operations on March 25, 2012. Iberia Express took over several Spanish and European routes from Madrid-Barajas from Iberia.
Destinations
In addition to a few Spanish destinations, Iberia Express serves Berlin-Tegel , Dublin , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt , Copenhagen , Athens , Riga , Stuttgart and St. Petersburg from Madrid-Barajas . It took over the flight destinations from its parent company Iberia.
fleet
As of March 2020, the Iberia Express fleet consists of 23 aircraft with an average age of 15.8 years:
| Aircraft type | active | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 19th | 177
180 |
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| Airbus A321-200 | 4th | leased from Aircastle | 222 | |
| total | 23 | - | ||
criticism
Unions have criticized planes and routes being moved from parent company Iberia to low-cost airline Iberia Express. The start of operations was accompanied by strikes by the parent company's pilots.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Iberia Express: une base, l'Europe et des Sharklets , accessed on December 23, 2014
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Iberia Express (English) accessed on November 1, 2012
- ↑ a b aero.de - Iberia Express starts flight operations on Sunday March 23, 2012
- ↑ flightglobal.com - Iberia Express named Vueling's Gallego as CEO (English) November 24, 2011
- ^ Iberia Express Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Airbus A321 Active with Iberia Express. In: airfleets.net. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .
- ↑ aero.de - Pilots force further flight cancellations at Iberia April 9, 2012
