Iberia Express
Low-cost airline of Spain
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::summary Low-cost airline of Spain ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| airline | Iberia Express |
| Compañía Operadora de Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express S.A.U | |
| logo | Iberia Express.svg |
| IATA | I2 |
| ICAO | IBS |
| callsign | IBEREXPRES |
| hubs | Madrid |
| alliance | Oneworld (affiliate) |
| fleet_size | 25 |
| destinations | 22 |
| parent | {{ubl |
| image | Berlin Brandenburg Airport Iberia Express Airbus A321-251NX EC-NGP (DSC07630).jpg |
| caption | Iberia Express A321neo in standard livery |
| founded | |
| commenced | |
| headquarters | Timón, Barajas, Madrid, Spain |
| key_people | Fernando Candela (CEO) |
| website | |
| :: |
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Iberia Express is a Spanish low-cost airline owned by Iberia, which operates short- and medium-haul routes from its parent airline's hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, 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. The new airline began operations with a fleet of four Airbus A320 aircraft using a two-class Business and Economy configuration.
Destinations
As of September 2020, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express:
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Fleet
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/EC-NIF_A321neo_Iberia_Express_MAD.jpg" caption="Iberia Express [[Airbus A321neo"] ::
, Iberia Express operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft:
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| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | Total | 25 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
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On-time performance
Iberia Express was recognized as the most on-time airline in Europe for 2023. Cirium identified the airline's on-time performance rate at 84.58%, whereas the average for Europe was 80.82%.
References
References
- (9 January 2012). "Iberia Express already has its own flight codes to operate, I2 and IBS". El Mundo.es.
- "Iberia Express legal notice". www.iberiaexpress.com.
- Kerry Reals. (24 November 2011). "Iberia Express names Vueling's Gallego as CEO". Flightglobal.
- (6 October 2011). "IAG sets up short-haul carrier Iberia Express". Reuters.
- (29 December 2011). "Spain's Iberia scraps flights during strike". [[The Independent]].
- Kingsley-Jones, Max. (6 October 2011). "IAG approves 2012 launch for Iberia Express". [[FlightGlobal]].
- "Información Legal y Protección de Datos".
- "Destinations".
- [https://www.iberiaexpress.com/informacion-general/iberia-express/prensa/2018-12-03 Iberia Express add Zadar for S19]
- (4 September 2025). "Iberia Express: חוזרת לישראל אך מצמצמת את לוח הטיסות - כל הפרטים". PassportNews.
- (September 2025). "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Iberia Express".
- "Orders and deliveries {{!}} Airbus".
- Jacob, Charmaine. (2024-01-02). "The world's most punctual airlines and airports in 2023".
- Mazó, Edgardo Gimenez. (2024-01-02). "The Most Punctual Airlines of 2023 Revealed".
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