Iberia announced that on March 30th, the summer season begins for the tourism sector, in which company has planned a capacity increase in practically all markets.
Particularly noteworthy are the routes to Latin America, where the Spanish airline is the undisputed leader with the largest number of destinations, 18 in 16 countries. In 2025, connectivity will be at its highest-ever level, even exceeding last year’s figures, with 3.2 million seats between the two regions, 4% more than in 2024. This means more than 300 flights per week.
Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo will experience the largest increase in weekly frequencies, adding 3 flights per week in both cases. Thus, Buenos Aires will have 21 weekly frequencies this season, that is, three daily flights. And Sao Paulo will increase to 14 weekly frequencies, consolidating the two daily flights.
Lima will also add an additional frequency so that this summer it will be possible to fly to the Peruvian capital twice a day from May onwards.
Iberia is committed to maintaining the proposal made last year in the rest of the Latin American destinations, and so Mexico and Bogota will maintain the triple daily service this summer, and Montevideo and Quito the daily one.
Santiago de Chile will have 10 weekly frequencies during the first part of the season and from June onwards it will increase, like last year, to 11 weekly flights. Rio de Janeiro will maintain its five weekly frequencies, Caracas will have between three and five weekly flights depending on the month, and Guayaquil will have three weekly frequencies.
In Central America and the Caribbean, the offer also remains similar to 2024. Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica, Guatemala and San Salvador will maintain daily flights. Panama will have up to four frequencies a week and Havana will continue with three weekly frequencies.
The United States, a firm and continuous commitment in time
The incorporation of the new A321XLRs in the coming months will reinforce Iberia’s commitment to the United States, the country with the largest number of destinations in the airline’s intercontinental network.
In the 2025 summer season, the airline will operate 140 weekly flights between Spain and the United Estates, which means a total of 1.1 million seats on sale, 14% more than last year.
Iberia flies non-stop to New York (2 daily), Chicago (1 daily), Miami (2 daily), Dallas Forth Worth (1 daily), Los Angeles (1 daily), San Francisco (3 weekly frequencies), Boston (2 daily) and Washington (1 daily).
The latter two destinations will experience the greatest growth this summer, with Boston doubling its 2024 offer from 1 to 2 daily flights from June, and increasing weekly frequencies to Washington from 4 to 7. Both destinations will be operated by the new A321XLR aircraft, a narrow-body model with the capacity to cross the Atlantic, of which Iberia has been the world’s launch airline.
Tokyo and Doha
Flights to Japan began last winter season on 27 October with three weekly frequencies, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This summer season the number of frequencies will be maintained so that around 63 000 seats will be offered from April to October. During the first months of operation, the occupancy factor has been over 90 %.
Flights to Qatar will also remain unchanged next summer season, with one direct daily flight between Madrid and Doha operated by Iberia, plus two additional code-share flights with Qatar Airways. This means that it will be possible to fly between Madrid and Doha three times a day. This route allows not only point-to-point travel but also connects from Doha to 49 destinations in Asia, 17 in Africa, 18 in the Middle East and 6 in Oceania.
Europe: seasonal flights return
In Europe, Iberia will focus growth on its core markets, with France and Italy in particular.
Paris will have four additional weekly frequencies this summer. The Spanish airline will offer up to eleven direct flights a day.
And Rome will increase its offer with five additional frequencies per week, offering between six and seven daily flights, depending on the day of the week, to coincide with the Jubilee Year in Rome in 2025.
Brussels and Vienna will also have more flights this summer. In particular, they will add two more weekly frequencies, giving them up to four direct flights per day each.
As every summer, seasonal destinations return. On 7 June, flights to Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, will resume with three weekly frequencies. This is the third consecutive year that Iberia has offered this route. ). Funchal and Faro will also restart this summer too, both with up to five flights a week. The offer to Portugal is complemented by flights to Lisbon (up to 36 flights a week) and Porto (up to 28 frequencies a week).
On 7 June, flights to Tirana, in Albania return for the second year, with up to three flights a week.
And on 27 July, flights to Ljubljana in Slovenia resume with two flights a week.
The Greek islands are, without a doubt, one of the regular attractions of each summer. From June, direct flights will be available to Santorini, Mykonos (5-6 weekly flights each) and Corfu (which will reach 7 weekly frequencies in August). In addition, the Athens route will be reinforced, reaching 30 weekly frequencies during August (3 more than in 2024).
Croatia is another of the star countries for the summer season. Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Split will once again form part of the Iberia Summer network with up to 17 weekly flights, 2 more than in 2024 in the case of Dubrovnik; up to 9 frequencies to Zagreb, the same as last year; and up to 9 flights to Split, the same offer as in 2024.
In Italy, Catania, Olbia, Cagliari and Palermo will also operate again this season, reaching the same offer as in 2024.
