On December 13 Iberojet will land in its second destination in Central America with a new service between Madrid (MAD) and Tegucigalpa – Palmerola (XPL), flying twice a week. This route will be the second non-stop air connection between Honduras and Spain.
The Spanish leisure company will offer 1,728 weekly seats between Tegucigalpa (XPL) and Madrid (MAD). This will be the first regular long-haul service from Palmerola International Airport.
«This new airline represents a new link between Spain and Honduras much more important than the one we already have, but it is also going to open Honduras to Spanish tourism and the European market,» said Diego Nuño García, Spanish ambassador to Honduras.
Flight Itinerary
- Madrid (MAD) 13:00 – Tegucigalpa/Palmerola (XPL) 18:00 Wednesday and Saturday.
- Tegucigalpa/Palmerola (XPL) 20:00 – Madrid (MAD) 12:00+1 Wednesday and Saturday.
The route will be operated on Airbus A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of 432 passengers in a single configuration and promotional fares are available from USD 850 roundtrip.
«We share Palmerola’s excitement to open a new route in Honduras, especially when it is such a fantastic destination and such a beautiful and new air terminal as Palmerola,» said Paul Verhagen, president of Iberojet.
According to data compiled by Aviacionline through Aena Estadísticas 42,914 passengers and 1,306.5 tons of cargo were mobilized in the period January – September 2022 between Honduras and Spain, this represents an increase of almost 40% in the market compared to 2019 levels.
Currently the only long-haul service from Honduras is operated by Air Europa with a twice-a-week service between Madrid (MAD) and San Pedro Sula (SAP) on its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Iberojet’s Latin America and Caribbean network consists of the following destinations: San Jose de Costa Rica (SJO), Cancun (CUN), San Jose del Cabo (SJD), Havana (HAV), Varadero (VRA), Santiago de Cuba (SCU), Punta Cana (PUJ) and Tegucigalpa/Palmerola (XPL).
