In July, Iberia was the most punctual airline in Europe

• For the second consecutive month, according to the Cirium consultancy firm  

• Despite the operational difficulties experiences by most of the European airports where Iberia flies, 81.19% of its flights arrived at their destination on time

For the second consecutive month and, despite the operational difficulties at many of the airports in Europe and the US where it flies, Iberia once again stood at the top of the punctuality podium among European airlines in July, as confirmed by the international consulting firm Cirium -formerly FlightStats-. In July, 81.19% of the 8,240 flights operated by Iberia arrived at their destination on time, making it the most punctual among European airlines. This result reflects the commitment and effort made by Iberia’s teams to face a particularly difficult summer, as a result of the situation at some European airports, which are experiencing operational problems and having to reduce and cancel flights. The Cirium ranking also places Iberia as the seventh most punctual network airline in the world in July:

More Resources at Airports

As this is the first summer without Covid-19 restrictions and a high demand was expected,  Iberia Airport Services, Iberia’s handling division, decided in March to overstaff its team between 5% and 10% above the capacity deployed by the airlines it serves, in order to provide more check-in counters and attendant spaces in Spain and also increase  resources to handle any incidents.