Iberia confirms its positive trend with a 17% increase in seat capacity on Italy compared to 2019.
High demand and load factors
Demand remains strong in Iberia’s main markets such as Latin America, the North Atlantic and the EU. In the first half of the year, the latest data available, the Spanish airline transported over 12.6 million passengers, 10.3% more than in the same period of 2023, with an average load factor of 86.6% and +14% in overall capacity. 
Flying to 12 destinations in Italy
“Italy continues to be one of the main European markets for Iberia and the country where we operate on the highest number of destinations,- says Carmen Giraud, sales manager Europe, ME and Asia. -We fly to and from 12 Italian destinations, Rome, Milan, both Malpensa and Linate, Venice, Florence, Bologna and Naples all year round, and in summer, we add seven destinations operated by the Iberia Group for an average of 154 flights to/from Italy, which is 22 daily frequencies, and up to two additional daily frequencies.”
Easy connections with the Iberia network
“In 2024, we placed approximately 2.9 million seats on the market, exceeding the figures of 2023 (+9%) and 2019 (17%). The daily multifrequency that we offer in most Italian cities,- Giraud continues, -allows our passengers to connect easily with our network of more than 140 destinations, particularly long-haul – some 18 are in Latin America and nine are in the United States - and domestic which totals 45. Latin America is our most important market, especially Argentina and Brazil. This year will set a record, far exceeding 5.3 million seats between the two regions, up 16.4% from last year and more than 20% from pre-pandemic 2019 numbers.”
