Iberia Launches Flight Offers to Central AmericaWednesday, September 8, 2010 The offers apply to the new San Salvador - Madrid route and the direct Panama to Madrid operation. According to a report from Lainformacion.com, the El Salvador - Spain route will begin on 1 October with prices starting at $954. Meanwhile, prices for the Panama to Madrid flight start at $984. Iberia to Fly Madrid – Panama 4 Times a WeekTuesday, March 9, 2010 The Spanish airline will fly four times a week between Panama City and Madrid. An agreement was signed between Panamanian tourism authorities and the airline. This agreement is a preamble to a wider Cooperation Agreement between the Government and the airline. Iberia Direct Flight to PanamaFriday, October 1, 2010 With a 96% occupancy rate, the airline launched today, October 1st, its direct flight to Panama. With the non-stop flight Madrid to Panama City, the company reduces flight duration by more than 4 hours and increased offer to Panama in about 55%. Iberia Announces New Flights to Central AmericaFriday, June 11, 2010 Starting October 1st, the Spanish airline will operate a flight between San Salvador – Madrid and will inaugurate non-stop flights between Spain and Panama. The Salvadoran flight will make a small stop in Guatemala, while the return flight will be non-stop between El Salvador and Madrid. Panama Continues to Grow as an Air HubMonday, May 25, 2015 The airline Iberia has announced that it will establish its headquarters for Central America in Panama City. The Spanish airline said that it will establish its territorial delegation in Panama, from where it will manage sales in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. El Salvador seeks Iberia flightsWednesday, January 28, 2009 Ruben Rochi, Tourism Minister, will meet with the president of Iberia, Fernando Coto, to discuss the Madrid-El Salvador flight again. Elsalvador.com reports: "We will insist that the issue of the Madrid flight was a project that we had secured in April of last year and that we were going to begin with three weekly flights, but when oil prices shot up, they said that they were going to have to suspend all route expansions and they put us on pause," said Rochi." New Flight Between Madrid and Guatemala CityWednesday, November 8, 2017 Iberia has announced that as of October 2018 a daily flight between Guatemala and the capital of Spain will start operating. These air connections will be direct from Madrid and will have a flight time of 11.15 hours, the company announced today in a statement. Start of Madrid - Managua Flights SuspendedWednesday, August 15, 2018 Due to lack of demand, the airline Iberia has decided to postpone the start of the direct air flight between the Spanish capital and Managua, which was scheduled to start in October of this year. The airline said that "... it will maintain connections with the Nicaraguan capital via other airports, but it is suspending the direct route because the levels of demand necessary to make it effective have not been reached." Panamanian Tourism Negotiates Promotion with IberiaTuesday, August 31, 2010 The country's tourism authority and the Spanish airline are in discussions for a $4 million shared publicity agreement. The contract, which could be signed this week, will promote the country in Europe as a tourist destination and consolidate the direct flights operated by the carrier to Panama. Madrid - San Salvador Fly FlightWednesday, August 29, 2018 As of October 1, the airline Iberia could start operating a daily frequency between the Spanish capital and San Salvador. Without providing details about the schedules of the new frequencies, the airline stated that the flights will probably start operating on the first day of October, and the route will be covered with the new Airbus A330-200, with capacity for 288 passengers. More Flights Between Spain and GuatemalaMonday, November 19, 2018 Iberia increased the weekly number of flights from 4 to 7, implying an 80% increase in the supply of seats. According to the airline's representatives, the route between Europe and Central America has a high potential for growth, and the profile of passengers who demand flights do so for business or vacation. Costa Rica Negotiating With European AirlinesMonday, October 26, 2009 The Tourism Minister informed they are having talks with two companies, and they could announce good news next year. Currently, there are few flights between the country and the European Continent (Iberia operates a daily frequency, and Condor two per week). According to the tourism authority, this is limiting the growth of the industry. Panama Wants More Air ConnectivityThursday, January 22, 2015 The Tourism Authority has announced that it will be negotiating with Alitalia and Emirates Airlines to establish flights from Rome and the United Arab Emirates, and will seek to increase the flights with Iberia and Air France. As part of these projects to increase air connectivity in the country, the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) is also expected to start operations soon with Aeromexico and Lufthansa. Iberia to fly 7 days a week to PanamaThursday, March 27, 2014 As of June 2, the Spanish airline will begin operating a sixth weekly flight and one month after that a seventh will be added. The airline is to increases the number of seats available to 2000 per week on its Madrid-Panama City route. More Airlines Going to PanamaThursday, January 16, 2014 TAP, BlueSky and Aeromexico are negotiating flight connections from Portugal, Grand Cayman and Mexico City to Tocumen airport. The Mexican carrier has already made the first approaches for connections to the Tocumen International Airport. Although it has not defined when flights would start, representatives indicated that it could begin with seven a week. |
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