The Spanish airline Iberia is warming up its investors to news that it will be coming on board at Philadelphia International Airport sometime in the next few years, with plans to add flights there, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The Spain-based airline is taking advantage of a new PHL incentive program and could receive up to $1.25 million for bringing service to Philadelphia.
PHL is working with Iberia to “build the case” for service between Philadelphia and Madrid and is “enthusiastic for them to eventually start service,” according to PHL spokesperson Heather Redfern.
Service to Madrid is currently offered from PHL year-round through American Airlines, the airport’s largest carrier.
Iberia is the primary airline for Spain. It is owned by International Airlines Group, which also owns Aer Lingus and British Airways.
If Iberia comes in as a “new entrant carrier” at PHL, it would be eligible for up to $1.25 million in airport incentives for its Philadelphia-Madrid route under the Air Service Incentive Program.
That program will see certain incentives increase by 77 percent in July as a way to draw more international routes to the airport.
Find out more about the airport’s incentive program and international service out of Philadelphia in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
