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Iberia resumes operations to Venezuela on Airbus A350 aircraft

This Sunday (30), Iberia resumed operations between Madrid (MAD) and Caracas (CCS), after a seven-month suspension. The last operation of the Spanish airline in Venezuela was on March 26, 2022.

The airline will have an offer of 1,926 weekly seats on this route, this represents an 11.5% increase in capacity compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Flight IB 6673 was operated in an Airbus A350 registered with the registration EC-NVR and christened «Teresa Helbig», which took off from Adolfo Suaréz International Airport (MAD) at 12:20 local time and landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) at 16:08, after 8 hours and 48 minutes. This is the first commercial service of an A350 aircraft in Venezuela.

Iberia Venezuela - Caracas
Photo: Maiquetia International Airport Press

Currently, Spain is one of the countries authorized by the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) to perform scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services in Venezuelan territory. Iberia is the fourth airline to offer non-stop operations between the Spanish capital and Caracas (CCS).

Flight Itinerary

  • Madrid – Caracas Flight IB 6673 MAD 11:55 – CCS 16:20 Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
  • Caracas – Madrid Flight IB 6674 CCS 18:20 – MAD 08:00+1 Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

The route will be operated on Airbus A350-900 aircraft and will be marketed 28 seats in Premium Economy and 293 in Economy Class; promotional fares are available from EUR 654 one way. The A350 will operate until February 9, 2023, and on February 12, 2023, it will be replaced by the Airbus A330-200.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Aena Estadísticas 84,399 passengers and 8,945.5 tons of cargo were mobilized in the period January – September 2022 between Madrid (MAD) and Caracas (CCS), this represents a recovery of 48.42% and 47.4% of passenger and cargo traffic respectively, compared to 2019 levels. Spain is Venezuela’s largest European market.

According to data obtained through Cirium, Iberia will be the third largest airline operator in the Spain – Venezuela segment in terms of Seats per kilometers offered (ASK) only behind Plus Ultra and Air Europa. For this northern winter season, Caracas (CCS) will be connected to Madrid (MAD) and Tenerife – North (TFN).

Flight schedule between Venezuela and Spain

For December between Venezuela and Spain there will be an offer of 7,719 weekly seats, with four airlines operating.

Madrid (MAD)
  • Air Europa: three weekly flights in Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (Norse Atlantic configuration without Business Class available).
  • Iberia: three weekly flights in Airbus A350-900.
  • Plus Ultra: five weekly flights in Airbus A330-200.
  • Conviasa: two weekly flights (operated via Plus Ultra).
Tenerife – North (TFN)
  • Plus Ultra: one weekly frequency on Airbus A340-300.

España Venezuela

See also: «CO2labora»: Iberia Group now allows passengers to offset their flight emissions

Rainer Nieves Dolande
Rainer Nieves Dolande
Editor para Norteamérica, Medio Oriente y Asia - Pacífico Para consultas o pedidos editoriales por favor escribir a redaccion@aviacionline.com // For editorial inquiries or requests please write to redaccion@aviacionline.com

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  1. What i don t get about the airline people is they do not respond with their actions. Have you been taken over by the helpdesk personel?

    Iata says its unsafe.it downgraded Venezuela. Unsafe in the Ukraine sense of the word, not that is don t have a nurse or a CEO. Bombs and dudes in army gear okay.
    Why non stop? Why is is it so important not to halt? Isn t the mere idea of unrest, you may have to divert from your route?
    This is what i say you do not *respond* to the situation..like a pilot in Azerbaijan never operated an Airbus before like. Thy can read, interpret iata messages? Just querying.

    Go improve yourself, when will you see the light , airline boss specimen! Also you re all bancrupt, Airfrance and slm the most, but anyway

    • Ie have precautions, like a 747 with 5 gas tanks extra, instead of

      The standard est airplane of the standard est type, made by the standard est firm,Boeing.

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