Iberia to restart Madrid-Puerto Rico flights in 2016

Iberia will resume flights between Madrid and San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 15, 2016, after a three-year absence on the route.

The announcement was made during the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in San Juan. “This is a very satisfying day for us,” Iberia chairman and CEO Luis Gallego said in a statement. “When we suspended flights to Puerto Rico nearly three years ago, we promised to resume them as soon as we were able to make the route economically sustainable, and that moment has now arrived.”

Iberia, a subsidiary of International Airlines Group, will fly the route 3X-weekly using new Airbus A330-200s; the Spanish airline’s first A330-200 is expected to arrive next month.

The aircraft will be configured with 19 business-class seats and 269 economy seats. San Juan will become Iberia’s 20th destination in Latin America.



Rendering of A330-200 in Iberia livery
Rendering of A330-200 in Iberia livery
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