Iberia launches inaugural nonstop Madrid–Orlando service — 4x weekly, 46,000 winter seats

Iberia has launched the only nonstop link between Madrid (MAD) and Orlando (MCO), inaugurating the four‑times‑weekly service on 16 October 2025. The winter schedule offers more than 46,000 seats, marking Iberia's first direct route to Orlando and the sole nonstop connection between the two cities.

Discovered 2025-10-26T19:28:51.324377-07:00 | 2025-10-26T19:28:51.324377-07:00

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Creates the only nonstop Madrid–Orlando link with a four‑times‑weekly schedule and over 46,000 winter seats, expanding Iberia's US network as part of its winter capacity adjustments; see its wider US winter schedule confirming A321XLR deployment and new Madrid–Orlando addition (Iberia confirms A321XLRs on New York and US winter routes)
Marks Iberia’s first-ever direct service to Orlando, boosting transatlantic leisure connectivity to Florida and competing for seasonal traffic in a market where other carriers are adjusting plans (LATAM Peru suspended its Lima–Orlando launch)
Forms part of Iberia’s broader route expansion strategy in the Americas, alongside recent network growth such as the planned Madrid–Monterrey launch (Iberia to launch Madrid–Monterrey nonstop from 2 June 2026 with A330-200)

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