The new Iberia route with the United States that takes you to Disney World

An Airbus A330 plane Iberia This past Sunday, October 26, he inaugurated the route that cconnects Madrid with Orlando (Florida, USA)a destination known for hosting the Disney World complex, being the only one that directly connects both destinations today.

The Spanish airline thus reinforces its commitment to the US market and expands its destination network in North America. The new connection will operate with four weekly frequencies – Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – and will offer more than 46,000 seats during this winter season.

It is the first time that Iberia flies directly to Orlando and thus becomes the only airline that connects Spain with this city non-stop. ANDThe inaugural flight took off this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. from the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport and landed in Orlando at 4:45 p.m. local time with 272 passengers on board.

Upon arrival at Terminal 4 Satellite of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, Iberia customers have been received with several surprises, like a Walt Disney World arch installed at the gate. Inside the plane, small details have also been included, such as an entertainment kit specially designed for the little ones.

Orlando is known for hosting the Largest theme park in the world: Walt Disney World. It has four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping and dining area, more than 25 themed hotels, an ESPN sports complex and three golf courses.

In addition to its leisure offer, the city is positioning itself as a destination for MICE tourism (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) thanks to facilities such as the Orange County Convention Center.

This facility, one of the largest in the United States, has more than 200,000 square meters of exhibition and meeting spaceand hosts international events every year such as trade fairs or large corporate conferences. Cape Canaveral is also located there, linked to the space industry and cruise ships.

Iberia’s Customer Director, Beatriz Guillén, has indicated that the inauguration of this direct route to Orlando represents “a new step in Iberia’s growth strategy” in the United States, a “key market” for the company. “With this incorporation, there are now ten destinations that we offer in the country, which reinforces our position as a leading airline in connections between Spain and North America,” he stressed.

Demand at record levels

For his part, the executive director of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Lance Lyttle, has indicated that they are “delighted” to welcome Iberia and has indicated that passenger demand between the two cities “has reached record levels”, which is why this new connection opens new opportunities for tourists from both regions to “explore the world”.

For his part, the general director of Disney Destinatios for Spain and Portugal, Tiago Santos, has declared that they are “very happy” to collaborate with Iberia in this initiative “which marks a before and after in the experience of Spanish visitors who travel to Walt Disney World Resort.

“This flight involves one more step in the history of the strategic alliance between our two great companies and provides an easier, faster and simpler trip to all Spanish visitors who from now on will fly straight to the magic”, concluded Santos.