Iberia Express

Iberia Express is a Spanish low cost airline based in Madrid and based on the Madrid-Barajas Airport. It is a subsidiary of Iberia and thus also the International Airlines Group.

History

Iberia Express was founded in 2011 and adopted on March 25, 2012, flight operations .. Iberia Express takes first at their home base Madrid- Barajas several routes within Spain and Europe by the parent company. The establishment of the new subsidiary is being criticized by unions, as some aircraft and routes that were previously operated by the parent company Iberia, were relocated to cheaper operating Iberia Express. The recording operation of the Company was accordingly accompanied by several strikes by pilots of the parent company.

In the management Luis Gallego was appointed the CEO of the low cost airline Vueling was previously also held a share of Iberia at this time and whose main shareholder is now IAG.

Destinations

Iberia Express took over a number of short and medium-haul destinations from its parent company, Iberia from Madrid- Barajas Airport. Were served at the start Alicante, Malaga, Seville and Palma de Mallorca. This was followed by another within Spain objectives as well as first a few European destinations. In the summer flight schedule 2013, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Athens, Riga and St. Petersburg are served by Madrid addition to current 14 airports in Spain.

Fleet

As of November 2013, the fleet of Iberia Express of 16 planes is with an average age of 9.8 years: