Business Plus travel up 20%. A-340/600s bring additional seats and greater comfort
The number of passengers carried on the Spanish airline’s intercontinental routes between Europe and the Americas showed a 17.6% increase in the second quarter with respect to the same quarter last year.
The load factor improved by 2.3 points in the first two quarters from same-2005.This increase was strongest in Iberia’s new Business Plus, its upgraded long-haul business class, which showed an 8.5-point
increase in seat occupancy levels. A year after launch, Iberia Plus brought a 20% increase in overseas business-class seat sales in the first six months of 2006.
On its long-haul routes Iberia operates 260-seat A-340/300s and 352-seat 340/600s. These larges aircraft have made it possible to increase the number of seats on overseas flights without reducing the space between rows, and while increasing passenger comfort.
The use of the new A-340/600s enabled Iberia to increase seat supply by 4%.
Business Plus customers can enjoy a totally redesigned cabin section with exclusively-designed seats that unfold into flat beds and are equipped with an adjustable double back cushion with massage function.
Business Plus also features advanced entertainment and communications systems, including satellite telephone, e-mail, and SMS to cell phones. To ensure maximum comfort and privacy, seats rows are more than 1.5 meters apart.
The meal service was also completely redesigned by the award-winning Spanish chef Sergi Arola, now and features both Mediterranean recipes and others from Iberia’s international destinations. Business Plus passengers may also sample a selection of Spain’s most distinguished wines.
For more information about Iberia flights, conditions, and seat availability, please contact any Iberia office or travel agency, or visit the company’s web site www.iberia.com, where you will always find the best prices
Note: Iberiais today not only Spain’s leading airline, but it is also market leader on routes between Europe and Latin America. In 2005 it posted revenues of 5,603 million euros and net earnings of 395.8 million euros. Along with its franchise partner Iberia Regional, Iberia operates some 1,000 flights every day to some 100 destinations in Spain and around the world, carrying 32.4 million passengers in 2005. Iberia is a member of the oneworld airline alliance whose members together make more than 8,000 flights a day to 595 destinations in 132 countries. To learn more about the Iberia group, visit http://grupo.iberia.com
