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Iberia, with Iberia Regional (operated by an independent carrier Air Nostrum) and with Iberia Express, is a part of International Airlines Group. In addition to transporting passengers and freight, Iberia Group carries out related activities, such as aircraft maintenance, handling in airports, IT systems and in-flight catering.
Airline IMAGE IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Notes Air Europa Express: UX: OVA: Aeronova: 1996/2016: At the beginning of 2016, Air Europa bought Aeronova as a low-cost subsidiary, renaming it Air Europa Express (not to be confused with the already dissolved Air Europa Express (1996)).
As of May 2021, Iberia flies to 26 domestic and 64 international destinations across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. [1] This list does not include irregular charters and destinations served by Air Nostrum operating as Iberia Regional or Iberia Express .
There were 84 passengers and 9 crew members aboard Iberia Flight 350. The captain was Carlos Lopez Barranco, 43, who had accumulated 8,860 flight hours as a pilot, with 1,919 hours on the 727. The second-in-command was First Officer Juan José Ochoa, 41, with 3,474 flight hours, 2,840 of which were on the 727.
The plane hit approach lights and a seawall. Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, 8 passengers survived. Japan Airlines Flight 350 – Flight 350 was on approach to Haneda Airport when the pilot deliberately nose-dived the plane to crash it. The pilot was then subdued by other flight crews, yet the plane remained descending.
On December 7, 1983, Iberia Flight 350, a Boeing 727 (EC-CFJ), crashed while taking off in dense fog when it collided with Aviaco Flight 134, a Douglas DC-9 (EC-CGS) that had mistakenly taxied onto the runway at Madrid Airport. All on the Aviaco flight perished, and 51 (50 passengers, 1 crew member) of the 93 on board the Iberia flight were killed.
Only 11 of the 169 passengers survived – there were no survivors among the 23 crew. [193] On 7 December 1983, an Iberia 727 operating as Iberia Flight 350 [194] collided during takeoff with Aviaco Flight 134, a DC-9 [195] The Aviaco DC-9 had accidentally entered the runway as the Iberia flight was taking off. [196]
In 2020, the airport handled 2.1 million passengers (after more than 8.2 million in pre COVID-19 conditions in 2019), making it the thirteenth busiest airport in the country. [1] As the island is a major European holiday destination, it features both year-round domestic services and several dozen seasonal routes to cities across Europe.