AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
Long‑haul single‑aisles accelerate: Iberia debuts Madrid–Newark A321XLR as operators reconfigure A321LR cabins
Iberia has launched its first direct Madrid–Newark service operated with an A321XLR, part of a broader shift as carriers deploy long‑range single‑aisles on thin transatlantic routes. At the same time Etihad and others are reconfiguring A321LR cabins—trimming business, expanding economy while retaining first—changing premium seat economics (Iberia lie‑flat Avios: 40,500).
