15 April 2019

Iberia resumes its flights to San Francisco

San Francisco
  • Three non-stop flights a week from Madrid until October 4
  • The Spanish airline will offer 12% more seats than last year on this route

 

Iberia is resuming its flights from Madrid to San Francisco. From tomorrow and until October 4, the Spanish airline will link both cities with three frequencies a week with the following schedule:
 

Flight no.

From

Departure

To

Arrival

Days

 

IB6175

 

Madrid

 

12:30

 

San Francisco

 

16:15

 

Mo., Wed., Fri

 

IB6174

 

San Francisco

 

18:00

 

Madrid

 

14:20 + 1

 

Mo., Wed., Fri.

 

The flights have been scheduled to allow connections from other Spanish cities in Iberia’s network. Iberia will offer 12% more seats on the San Francisco-Madrid route in 2019 than the year before.

The flights will be operated by an A330-200, a twin-engine aircraft with 19 seats in the Business Class and 269 seats in the Economy Cabin. Among of the features of Iberia’s Business class are seats that turn into a 2 m. long flat bed, with direct access to the aisle and a 15.4” touch screens, while Economy seats are 46 cm wide and have individual 9” screens, as well as an adjustable headrest.

Passengers in both Business and Economy cabins can enjoy an extensive entertainment programme with some 70 films in different languages, 111 TV series and documentaries, nearly 800 audio options and 18 video games. Wifi service using KU Band is also available on board.

Iberia has recently incorporated new contents into its inflight entertainment system, which will also be available on its Madrid-San Francisco flights, among them are a Meditation Channel by Bambú, an English course for children by Lingokids, videos about the masterpieces in the Prado Museum or free digital press with access to 7,000 Spanish and foreign publications through the Press Reader app.

On board of Iberia’s flights from and to San Francisco, customers will be able to rent Virtual Reality headsets to enjoy 3D entertainment options including games, films, tourist guides and documentaries.

Iberia offers currently 104 weekly flights from Madrid to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and San Juan de Puerto Rico. Together with American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair, the Spanish airline is part of a Joint Business Agreement on routes between Europe and North America offering customers 130 transatlantic flights a day and, therefore, more chances when travelling between both areas.