21-Apr-2010 10:08 AM

Iberia resumes its flights to Northern Italy

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20-Apr-2010 An Iberia flight will depart from Madrid to Milan at 16.00 h. This evening two other aircraft will fly to that destination and the airline’s normal operation to the Italian city will resume

At 16:10 another flight will leave from Madrid to Venice and it is expected that a second flight will fly to that airport at 19:45

It is also planned that Iberia Regional / Air Nostrum flights to Bologna, Turin and Genoa operate this evening

Iberia will operate today an extra flight to Vienna (apart from the two scheduled ones)

The first flights to Paris have already taken off. Iberia will operate today 7 flights to the French capital, carrying around 1,400 passengers

Iberia Group (Iberia and Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum) have cancelled 69 flights today - 822 from last Saturday -, as some airports are still closed

Germany, Copenhagen, the United Kingdom and Ireland are still affected by flight restrictions

The airline has also requested to resume its flights to London, as soon as Heathrow airport reopens - possibly this afternoon -

Domestic and long haul flights, as well as the Iberia's frequencies to Africa are operating normally

Customers booked to or from any of the destinations affected by the air space closure are kindly requested not to go to the airport, if their flights haven't been confirmed

The airline has increased the number of personnel attending its call centers and recommends its customers to call only in case of urgency

Flight status can be checked through Iberia's website, Arrivals and Departures. Clients holding tickets with Iberia code, but operated by a different airline, are required to contact the operating carrier for further information