Iberia Unveils Record Latin American Schedule for Summer 2026

Iberia will offer 7.6 percent more capacity to Latin America this summer compared to last year.  Argentina will see 23 weekly frequencies with up to four daily flights, Brazil will see a 15 percent capacity increase, and capacity to the Dominican Republic will increase by 21 percent.

Iberia Airbus A350-900 - Courtesy Iberia

On Wednesday (February 11, 2026), Iberia announced that they will operate a record schedule to Latin America for summer 2026, with a 7.6 percent year-over-year capacity increase and up to 366 weekly flights.  Operations to Buenos Aires, Argentina will rise to 23 weekly frequencies during June, July and August, up from the current 21.  Mexico will also see a capacity increase with the launch of new service between Madrid and Monterrey from June 2nd, with three weekly frequencies.  

With the recent addition of Recife and Fortaleza in Brazil, and increased operations to Rio de Janeiro, Iberia will offer 15 percent capacity to Brazil compared to summer 2025.  The Dominican Republic will see between 10 and 11 weekly frequencies, compared to the 7–8 weekly flights operated in 2025, a capacity increase of over 21 percent.  Flights to Puerto will also increase from 7-9 weekly frequencies last year to 10-12 weekly flights this summer.  Additionally, the  route between Santiago de Chile and Madrid will see increased seat capacity for the summer season, following the rise in frequencies over the past year to the current 12 weekly flights, the equivalent of two daily flights five days per week.   In total, Iberia will offer nearly 240,000 seats between the two cities, 7.0 percent more than in the same period last year.

Source: Iberia