While 2021 was not as challenging as 2020 for the airline industry, it was still problematic due to government-imposed travel restrictions. In a statement published earlier this week, Spanish national flag carrier Iberia spoke about coping with the ongoing pandemic and how it was busy recovering its global network.
In 2021, the Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)-based airline had been busy rebuilding its network by restoring routes and services and stimulating demand. Throughout the year, Iberia says it acted boldly to restore all routes and services that had been affected by the medical emergency.
Iberia has been flying to Latin America for 75 years
2021 marked Iberia’s 75th anniversary of flights from the Spanish capital to Latin America, and to celebrate, Iberia upped its frequencies of flights to Mexico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. The full-service airline also plans to increase frequencies to Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in early 2022.
A significant boost to the IAG-owned airline happened on November 8th when after having been closed for 20 months, the USA opened up travel to people from Europe. As a result of this, Iberia now operates 70 flights a week between Madrid and Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, and New York.
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Iberia is continuing flying to the Maldives
After seeing the popularity of its new route to Velana International Airport (MLE) in the Maldives last summer, Iberia has decided to continue flying the route for the 2021/2022 winter season. The same goes for Aeropuerto Internacional Alfonso Bonilla AragĂłn (CLO) in Cali, Colombia.
On the Iberian Peninsula, Iberia has upped the frequencies of its walk on bridge flights between Madrid and Barcelona by 50%, while at the same time adding more flights to Asturias, Bilbao, Corunna, Santander, and…