Urda train crash: 20,718 extra seats to Andalusia

A train crash near Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province, is driving up demand for flights between Madrid and Andalusia. Iberia and Iberia Express are adding 20,718 seats by 8 November. Air Europa and Volotea are also adding flights after Wednesday’s crash.

More seats and capped fares

Iberia and Iberia Express have scheduled 98 extra flights: 78 with Iberia and 20 with Iberia Express. The extra capacity includes 10,734 seats on the Madrid–Seville route and 9,984 on Madrid–Málaga.

On Friday, 30 October, they are adding eight flights with 1,760 seats between them. They are also using larger Airbus A321 aircraft on six flights already in the timetable.

Iberia is capping one-way fares on all its flights to and from Andalusia at 99 euros in economy and 149 euros in business until 8 November. It is working on further flights from 9 November.

Air Europa and Volotea add flights

Air Europa is now running two extra flights a day to Málaga and two to Seville. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, it adds a third daily Seville flight.

Volotea says it will put on nearly 100 extra flights between Madrid and Seville and between Madrid and Málaga from 13 to 16 November. Its one-way fares are capped at 75 euros for a basic ticket or 99 euros with cabin baggage of up to 10 kilos. From December, it plans another weekly flight on each route.

Topics: Air travel

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com