Iberia to schedule 20 additional Flights to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress

• Between 23 February and 1 March, Iberia will add 3,600 seats on Madrid-Barcelona route.

Iberia will schedule 20 Madrid-Barcelona additional flights during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Between 23 February and 1 March, the airline will offer 3,600 extra seats on the route. Some 2,400 companies and more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the annual Barcelona event.

These additional flights will be operated with Iberia’s Airbus A320s that can seat up to 180 passengers.

Barcelona closer

The “Puente Aéreo” (“air bridge”) walk-on shuttle service between Spain’s two largest cities offers 26 daily flights, 16 operated by Iberia and 10 by Vueling, with up to four flights per hour at peak times, starting at 06:30 h. and ending with a 2130 h, flight from Barcelona and a 21:45 h. flight from Madrid. 

Tickets can be booked on the Iberia app for iPhone and Android, offering customers several advantages:

• Tickets can be reserved and purchased and boarding cards issued up to 24 hours before departure via the app, saving time at the airport.
• The app can also be used to purchase open tickets and then to select a flight or change it to another without penalty. 

Iberia’s app is being very well received by customers, with a rating of 4.5 out of a possible 5 points.