Source: Iberia

  • It will also take the Absolute Men’s Basketball Team to Tbilisi and will resume its flights for the LaLiga teams
  • In total, Iberia has scheduled more than 90 charter flights in August for different sporting events, to connect with cruise ships in cities, such as Bari, Hamburg, and Trieste, and also as part of its collaboration with Sama Travel in Egypt

In August, Iberia, apart from its regular flight programme, will operate more than 90 charter flights; special flights contracted for specific routes and dates, which this month will be mostly focused on sporting events, cruises, and other vacation destinations.

 

A month “On Wheels” for Spanish sport

On 19 August, La Vuelta 22 will begin, in Utrechtthis year, and will have its first three stages in the Netherlands. To make the leap to the fourth stage, which will take place between Vitoria and La Guardia, Iberia has arranged two charter flights from Eindhoven to Vitoria on 21 August, operated by A321 aircraft, with capacity for 217 passengers, including cyclists and other members of the organization of the race. The cycling race will also jump from Asturias to Alicante, so Iberia has scheduled another two charter flights on 28 August, operated with the same aircraft.

This is not the only sporting event that will enjoy the support of the airline. On Friday, 12 August, LaLiga returns, and Iberia will operate several flights throughout the month for the teams that compete in this competition.

Lastly, on 30 August, Iberia will take the Absolute Men’s Basketball Team to Tbilisi(Georgia) to participate in the EuroBasket 2022.

Holidays scented with spices and salt

Within its charter flight programme for August, Iberia will also operate more than 20 flights for cruise passengers, with two frequencies every Saturday and another two every Sunday for MSC from Madrid to Hamburg and Trieste, and two other frequencies every Friday and Saturday from Madrid to Bari for Costa Cruceros.

The company also continues its collaboration with the tour operator SamaTravel; specifically, it offers one flight every Saturday to Cairo and Luxoralternately, until at least March 2023.