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  Iberia

  IATA/ICAO Code:

  IB/IBE

  Airline Type:

  Full Service Carrier

  Hub(s):

  Madrid Barajas Airport

  Year Founded:

  1927

  Alliance:

  oneworld

  Airline Group:

  IAG

  CEO:

  Javier Sánchez-Prieto

  Country:

  Spain

The Spanish flag carrier Iberia has announced it will launch a new route connecting Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD) with Amman International Airport (AMM). This route will be served next month, and Amman will become Iberia’s 138th destination worldwide.

A brand new route

On Thursday, Iberia announced its plans to open a new route connecting Spain with Jordan. This service between Madrid and Amman will be operated conjointly with SamaTravel, a Spanish tour operator, who will charter Iberia’s flights to the Middle East kingdom.

Iberia will operate the departures on a weekly basis, having one flight per week on Thursday. Nonetheless, Iberia will only fly to Amman twice a month; the other two flights per month will be flown to Cairo International Airport (CAI) in Egypt. These schedules have been adapted to the new tours launched by SammaTravel; the tours offer travelers the possibility to travel to historical places such as Petra and the Giza pyramid complex in one single trip. Antonio Linares, Iberia's Sales Director for Spain, said,

"We are very pleased to announce extending our agreement with SamaTravel. It is the first time in our history that we will fly to Jordan, which will become our 138th destination. In addition, the combination of flights with Cairo will allow us to visit two wonders of the world, ancient and modern, in the same trip, with a single package. A differential product of great quality, which we believe will be very well received by customers".

Iberia outside Europe

The Spanish flag carrier operates around 229 weekly flights to destinations outside Europe, according to data provided by Cirium. Iberia has 32 non-European destinations, mainly in the Americas, and is the leading airline in flights between Europe and Latin America.

Iberia flies to eight destinations in Africa and the Middle East, operating 51 weekly flights, nearly eight on average every day. The Spanish flag carrier operates commercial services to Casablanca (CMN, 14 weekly flights), Tangier (TNG, nine flights), Marrakech (RAK, nine flights), Tel Aviv (TLV, seven flights), Dakar (DSS, seven flights), Tetouan (TTU, two flights), Nador (NDR, two flights), and Algiers (ALG, one flight).

In flights to Africa and the Middle East, Iberia employs a wide variety of aircraft. For instance, it uses its Canadair CRJ fleet (operated by Air Nostrum) in flights to Algiers, Casablanca, and Tangier. It employs its ATR fleet (also by Air Nostrum) in services to Casablanca, Nador, Tangier, and Tetouan. Finally, it uses its Airbus A320 and A330 fleets in services to Dakar, Marrakech, and Tel Aviv. Iberia has not yet announced which type of aircraft it will employ to cover the 2266 miles (3647 kilometers) distance to Amman.

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As of October 2022, Iberia offers 3,073 weekly flights (operated by Iberia, Iberia Express, and Air Nostrum). It offers around 465,000 seats. Compared to 2019 levels, Iberia offers 10.1% fewer flights and 10.5% fewer seats.

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