Iberia Airbus A330-200 receives damage during parking procedure
An Iberia Airbus A330-200 (registered EC-MKI) got damaged during a parking procedure at Madrid Barajas airport, Spain. The aircraft hit the jet bridge, resulting...
Dublin, Madrid and Brussels added to PLAY´s summer schedule
PLAY has added three new destinations to its summer schedule for 2022 with flights to Dublin in Ireland, Madrid in Spain and Brussels in...
Iberia Airbus A350-900 suffers bird strike on approach Madrid Airport
On 26 October, an Iberia Airbus A350-900 (registered EC-NDR) approached Madrid Airport, Spain on a flight originating from Bogota, Colombia. During approach, however, the...
Blue Air expands its service from Milan Linate with 2 new domestic and 2 new international routes
Effective September 20, Blue Air announces direct services from Milan Linate to Palermo, Lamezia Terme, Madrid and Prague, becoming the only airline connecting Linate...
The Madrid Hub is a major logistics centre through which more than three million doses of anti Covid-19 vaccines have been distributed
Spain’s Canary and Balearic Islands and its North African destination Melilla, along with the Latin American nations of El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, the...
Air Europa relaunches 20 of its 23 destinations in Latin America and the US
In July, Air Europa will operate 87% of its long-haul routes compared to its pre-covid operations with the opening of Miami, New York, Panama...
[Coronavirus] EU channels further support to Nepal and repatriates EU citizens
An aircraft from Spain carrying urgently needed oxygen cylinders and concentrators, ventilators and rapid antigen tests arrived in Nepal today, following the country's request...
Air Europa resumes its flights from Madrid to Miami and New York in June
Air Europa reopens its flights to the US and, from June onwards, it will fly aboard its most modern and efficient fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner,...
Today Iberia operates a repatriation flight from Casablanca with the Airbus A350, its largest aircraft
With a capacity of 348 passengers, it will be the first time that Iberia lands in Morocco with this aircraft model.
Iberia reaffirms its commitment...
Iberia will operate seven long-haul flights tonight as Madrid Barajas airport reopens
Starting at 10:00 p.m., the first two flights will be to Miami and Santo Domingo and, as conditions arise at the Madrid airport, Iberia has...
Snowstorm Filomena shuts down Madrid, Barajas Airport, Spain
A snowstorm has forced Madrid Barajas Airport, Spain to shut down since Friday evening. The airport authorities expect that operations will remain paralyzed during...
Ground vehicle slams into parked aircraft at Madrid Barajas Airport, Spain
Images of a ground vehicle (luggage cart tug) that slammed into a parked aircraft appeared on social media, this mishap appears to have happened...
Cainiao teams up with Volga-Dnepr Group for a new cargo route from Hong Kong to Madrid via Liege
Volga-Dnepr Group, one of the leading groups of air cargo carriers worldwide, together with its strategic partner, CargoLogicAir, continues to expand its partnership with...
[Trip report] Iberia Airbus A340-600 flight from Brussels to Madrid in Business Class
On Tuesday 21 Januari 2020, I had the pleasure of flying Business Class on an Iberia Airbus A340-600 operating a scheduled flight between Brussels...
Iberia and the Madrid Council present the Stopover Hola Madrid Programme
Stopover Hola Madrid is a programme to encourage long-haul travellers to extend their Madrid stopovers from one to six nights, with offers of...
Air Canada Boeing 767 suffers engine stall during take-off from Madrid, Spain
On 3 February, an Air Canada Boeing 767 (C-GHOZ) departed Madrid, Spain for flight AC837 to Toronto, Canada. During take-off, however, a left-hand main...
Iberia to fly to Brussels with an Airbus A350 in early Summer 2020
In the early months of the 2020 summer season, Iberia decided to deploy its Airbus A350-900 between Madrid and Brussels, once a week, according...
Belgian citizen arrested at the airport of Lima illegally carrying twenty birds in his suitcase
On 15 January, Hugo C., a Belgian citizen aged 54 bound for Madrid, Spain was arrested at Lima's international airport in Peru. He got...
Air France adds capacity to Madrid with new flights from Paris-Orly in Summer 2020
As from 23 March 2020, Air France will operate 12 new weekly flights to Madrid (Spain) on departure from Paris-Orly, i.e. up to two...
Official inauguration of Air Europa’s direct flight to Iguazú
Since the beginning of August, Air Europa has added a new destination in Argentina: Puerto Iguazú. With this destination, the airline will connect twice...