OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 April 2008 was announced, that on the 2nd of April, 2008 the airline Iberia resumed scheduled air communication on the route Madrid – Saint-Petersburg – Madrid in the new summer season. The flights will be operated by the comfortable aircraft A319 twice a week with a take-off from Saint-Petersburg every Wednesday and Sunday. Frequency increase of the air communication between Madrid and Saint-Petersburg is in sight.

Madrid is the capital and the biggest city of Spain, an economic, political and cultural centre of the country. The city is one of the most beautiful capitals not only in Europe but also in the whole world. The base airport of the airline Iberia – Barajas, included in the twenty biggest airports of the world, makes a considerable contribution in the economic development of the capital of Spain.

Airline Iberia, established on the 28th of June, 1927, is the first-rate carrier of Spain and the fourth largest one in Europe. Iberia is the leader in air transportation volume between Europe and countries of Latin America. Route system of the airline due to the taking part in one of the world biggest airline alliance oneworld, covers 189 directions more than in 70 countries. There are 146 aircrafts in the aircraft stock of the carrier.