 | |||||||
.jpg) Iberia ExpressA321neo in standard livery | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | October 2011; 14 years ago (2011-10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 25 March 2012; 13 years ago (2012-03-25) | ||||||
| Hubs | Madrid | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 25 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22[citation needed] | ||||||
| Parent company | |||||||
| Headquarters | Timón,Barajas,Madrid,Spain[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Fernando Candela (CEO)[3] | ||||||
| Website | iberiaexpress.com | ||||||
Iberia Express is a Spanishlow-cost airline owned byIberia, which operates short- and medium-haul routes from its parent airline's hub atAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, providing feeder flights onto Iberia's long-haul network.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
Iberia Express began operating on 25 March 2012, sharing its head office with Iberia inChamartín,Madrid.[7] The new airline began operations with a fleet of fourAirbus A320 aircraft using a two-class Business and Economy configuration.
As of September 2020, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express:[8]
As of October 2025[update], Iberia Express operates the following aircraft:[11][12]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 13 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 12 | 5 | 232 | Original order for 25 A321neo aircraft, 17 A321neo and 8 A321XLR, out of which Iberia will only keep the long-range XLRs after transferring the shorter-range neos to Iberia Express.[12] |
| Total | 25 | 5 | ||
Iberia Express was recognized as the most on-time airline in Europe for 2023.[13]Cirium identified the airline's on-time performance rate at 84.58%, whereas the average for Europe was 80.82%.[14]
Media related toIberia Express at Wikimedia Commons
| Operations |
|  | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| People | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||
Members ofOneworld | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current members |
|  | ||||||
| Future members | ||||||||
| Former members | ||||||||
| Suspended members | ||||||||
