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Iberia has officially inaugurated its flights between Madrid and Fortaleza, a new operation with which it continues to reinforce the important commitment that the airline is making to the Brazilian market.
The route started operating last 19 January with three frequencies a week, which translates to around 30.000 seats available for customers only in the first half of this year. Thus, and next to the also recently inaugurated route to Recife and the historic operations São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Iberia It already has flights to four airports in the interior of Brazil, which makes this country the one with the most destinations in its territory in Latin America.
It should be remembered that Iberia also inaugurated its flights to the other city in the northeast of Brazil, Recife, last 13 from December, a route that has a similar capacity, Well, it has three flights a week and about 30 000 seats in the first six months of the year.
Iberia now flies to Fortaleza
What's more, This journey is made aboard a A321XLR, the most modern aircraft in the fleet and of which Iberia was the launching airline worldwide. this aircraft, of narrow fuselage (narrow body), It has an autonomy of up to 7500 kilometers in the Iberia configuration. What's more, It is one of the most efficient airplanes on the market, with fuel savings of more than 40% compared to widebody models (wide body). The A321XLR maintains the high comfort standards characteristic of other long-haul aircraft in the fleet Iberia As the A350. It is equipped with the new Airspace cabin and has two classes, Business and Tourist, with a total of 182 seating.
Schedules
| N.º flight | Route | Days of operation | departure time | Arrival time |
| IB149 | Madrid-Fortaleza | Monday, Thursday and Saturday | 12:00h | 16:50h |
| IB150 | Fortaleza-Madrid | Monday, Thursday and Saturday | 18:20 | +6:05 |
«The opening of the Fortaleza route represents a new and important milestone in our operation with Brazil, Well, this new destination that we inaugurate today already has flights to four cities, which will allow us to deploy this year a totally record capacity in Brazil, In addition, it will be the only country in Latin America that has flights to four different airports.. All this shows that Iberia's commitment to Brazil is very strong and will continue to be so in the future., Víctor Moneo has assured, Global Sales Director of Iberia.
Brazil, after presenting a growth of 27% last year, with what was the fate of the entire Iberia long-haul network that grew the most, will have a new increase this year 25% at its capacity in the first half of 2026, greatly exceeding the almost 600 000 seats offered in 2025.
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