- Air France
- Austrian Airlines
- Avis
- British Airways
- Brussels Airlines
- Czech Airlines
- Diners Club
- Eurocard
- Finnair
- Iberia
- KLM
- LOT
- Lufthansa
- Malev
- SAS
- SWISS
Iberia
Iberia
was founded on June 28th, 1927. The airline began scheduled services
in December of the same year.
Since then more than 800 million passengers have flown with Iberia,
situating this company among the five largest European airlines, and making Iberia the unrivalled
leader on routes connecting Spain with the rest of Europe, and Europe with Latin America. It is one
of the most profitable airlines in Europe.
Today the Iberia Group flies to106 destinations in 43countries.Via code-sharing
agreements with other carriers; it offers flights to other additional 120 destinations in 31
countries. With a fleet of about 175 aircrafts, it operates about 1,000 flights each day. In
2009, Iberia carried 25.5 million passengers.
The newly-designed seats used in Iberia's "Business Plus" seating
section on intercontinental flights earned top marks in a survey conducted by Skytrax, a
prestigious aviation market consulting firm. Iberia´s new seat were rivalled by those of just four
other airlines in the world, only one of them European.
The new Business Plus seats, which are available on Iberia's long-haul
aircraft, were designed to Iberia's unique specifications and are the most notable feature of the
new cabins. The seats can be transformed into completely flat beds that are 1.9 metres long and 88
centimetres wide. They also have adjustable head rests, fold-down arm rests, and extendible leg
rests. A double back cushion has a massage function and can be adjusted for the proper rest of the
spinal column. The distance between rows in the Business Plus section is a generous 188
centimetres, and the seat-beds are set in rigid pods that ensure more room for the passenger while
preventing any invasion of space by the passenger in front and offering you 220 centimetres of
personal space.
Iberia
's Business Plus seating class also features the latest entertainment
and communications systems. Long-distance business travellers have individual 14" touch screens and
satellite telephones, laptop power and connection ports, and facilities for receiving and sending
both email and cell phone text messages. Passengers can enjoy six interactive computer games, 12
audio channels and 26 video channels with first-run films, information about the flight, real-time
images from the aircraft exterior, and a wide variety of musical options. The gourmet meal service
offerings were designed by the renowned Spanish chef Sergi Arola.
Iberia's Auto Check-in at Copenhagen and Stockholm
Iberia has installed automatic check-in machines at Copenhagen and Arlanda Airport. These machines, which are already in operation, make it possible for passengers to obtain their boarding cards and, if they haven't already done so, to choose their seats, without having to queue at check-in counters. In most instances a passenger can also obtain a boarding card for the return flight, if it is to take place on the same day or the following one.
The auto check-in machines may be used by passengers with either
conventional paper tickets or paperless e-tickets, and who are bound for destinations for which
passport checks or additional security or immigration procedures are not required. Iberia auto
check-in machines are avialable for passengers at almost all international airports share
machines with other airlines.
oneworld member
Iberia's alliance with American Airlines and with British Airways, along with its
membership in oneworld, places the company in one of the large airline groups that are now, taking
shape with a view to future competition into a global market. Iberia is a founding member of one of
the world's largest airline alliances: oneworld. Since then Iberia works hand in hand with ten of
the world’s most important carriers, and can offer its customers the best of all of them. This
alliance encompasses about 800 destinations in 150 countries. It means better connections and
better service to Iberia passengers throughout the world.
More advantages for the client
In 1991, Iberia started offering its customers free membership in the Iberia Plus Frequent Flyer programme, Passengers can collect points from Iberia, its subsidiaries and other programme partners, and exchange them for flights or other services. The programme now has more than 4 million members. There are four different Iberia Plus cards: Classic, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Since September 1st, 1999, when Iberia joined the oneworld alliance, Iberia Plus members can earn and spend points when they fly with American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, JAL, LAN, Malev, Mexicana, Qantas and Royal Jordanian. Other partners are Binter Canarias, Royal Air Maroc, Taca and Vueling. Hotel chains, car rental companies and credit cards are, as well, members of the Iberia Plus programme.
In 1991, Iberia started offering its customers free membership in the Iberia Plus Frequent Flyer programme, Passengers can collect points from Iberia, its subsidiaries and other programme partners, and exchange them for flights or other services. The programme now has more than 4 million members. There are four different Iberia Plus cards: Classic, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Since September 1st, 1999, when Iberia joined the oneworld alliance, Iberia Plus members can earn and spend points when they fly with American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, JAL, LAN, Malev, Mexicana, Qantas and Royal Jordanian. Other partners are Binter Canarias, Royal Air Maroc, Taca and Vueling. Hotel chains, car rental companies and credit cards are, as well, members of the Iberia Plus programme.
Iberias’s Strong Points
• More than 800 million passengers since it started flying 82 years
ago
• First to fly between Europe and South America in 1946. Today Iberia is the leading airline in the Europe - Latin America market
• One of the world’s most prestigious companies in aircraft maintenance, serving 130 customer
• The largest air shuttle service (Madrid - Barcelona) with up to 30 daily flights in each direction
• Iberia Plus, Europe’s first Frequent Flyer programme, with more than 4 million cardholding members
• One of Europe's most modern fleets
• Iberia.com, Spain’s busiest commercial web site, on which than 532 million € in 2008 were sold
• Founding member of the oneworld alliance of airlines from all over the world. Every five seconds an oneworld member aircraft takes off or lands
• First to fly between Europe and South America in 1946. Today Iberia is the leading airline in the Europe - Latin America market
• One of the world’s most prestigious companies in aircraft maintenance, serving 130 customer
• The largest air shuttle service (Madrid - Barcelona) with up to 30 daily flights in each direction
• Iberia Plus, Europe’s first Frequent Flyer programme, with more than 4 million cardholding members
• One of Europe's most modern fleets
• Iberia.com, Spain’s busiest commercial web site, on which than 532 million € in 2008 were sold
• Founding member of the oneworld alliance of airlines from all over the world. Every five seconds an oneworld member aircraft takes off or lands
