# Iberia Express

Iberia Express is a Spanish low-cost airline owned by Iberia, which operates short- and medium-haul routes from its parent airline's hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, providing feeder flights onto Iberia's long-haul network.

## History

IAG announced the launch of Iberia Express on 6 October 2011, leading to strike action by pilots in late December 2011 due to concerns over potential job losses caused by the new airline. Aircraft from other Iberia routes would be switched to the new subsidiary, and new pilots and cabin crew hired to operate the flights. Iberia intended for the new airline to cover routes operated at a loss by the main airline, running with lower operating costs.
Iberia Express began operating on 25 March 2012, sharing its head office with Iberia in Chamartín, Madrid. The new airline began operations with a fleet of four Airbus A320 aircraft using a two-class Business and Economy configuration.

## Destinations

As of March 2025, the following destinations are served by Iberia Express:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Croatia | Zadar | Zadar Airport | Terminated |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Copenhagen Airport | |
| France | Lyon | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Terminated |
| France | Nice | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Terminated |
| France | Paris | Charles de Gaulle Airport | |
| France | Rennes | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport | Terminated |
| France | Toulouse | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Terminated |
| Germany | Stuttgart | Stuttgart Airport | Terminated |
| Greece | Heraklion | Heraklion International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Mykonos | Mykonos Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Santorini | Santorini (Thira) International Airport | Seasonal |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | |
| Iceland | Keflavík | Keflavík International Airport | Seasonal |
| Ireland | Cork | Cork Airport | Terminated |
| Ireland | Dublin | Dublin Airport | |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | Resumes 1 April 2025 |
| Italy | Cagliari | Cagliari Elmas Airport | Terminated |
| Italy | Naples | Naples International Airport | |
| Italy | Palermo | Falcone Borsellino Airport | Terminated |
| Poland | Kraków | Kraków John Paul II International Airport | Terminated |
| Romania | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | Terminated |
| Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Asturias | Asturias Airport | |
| Spain | Fuerteventura | Fuerteventura Airport | |
| Spain | Gran Canaria | Gran Canaria Airport | |
| Spain | Ibiza | Ibiza Airport | |
| Spain | La Palma | La Palma Airport | |
| Spain | Lanzarote | Lanzarote Airport | |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid–Barajas Airport | Hub |
| Spain | Málaga | Málaga Airport | |
| Spain | Menorca | Menorca Airport | |
| Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca Airport | |
| Spain | Santiago de Compostela | Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport | |
| Spain | Seville | Seville Airport | |
| Spain | Tenerife | Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport | |
| Spain | Tenerife | Tenerife South Airport | |
| Spain | Vigo | Vigo–Peinador Airport | |
| United Kingdom | Birmingham | Birmingham Airport | Terminated |
| United Kingdom | Cardiff | Cardiff Airport | Terminated |
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport | |
| United Kingdom | Manchester | Manchester Airport | |
| United Kingdom | Newcastle | Newcastle Airport | Terminated |

## Fleet

As of November 2023, the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Iberia Express Fleet :
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | B | E | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 13 | — | 18 | 162 | 180 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 12 | — | — | 232 | 232 | |
| Total | 25 | — | | | | |

## On-time performance

Iberia Express was recognized as the most on-time airline in Europe for 2023. Cirium identified the airline's on-time performance rate at 84.58%, whereas the average for Europe was 80.82%.