Iberia flight IB-6650 made an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on January 17th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane heading from Lima, Peru, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty people aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6841 burst a tire on landing at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 1st.
The incident happened when the Airbus A340-600 plane was coming from Madrid, Spain.
The plane rolled out uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Iberia flight IB-6253 had to return and make an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on October 6th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3842 had to return and make an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on September 18th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for La Palma Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6252 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 11th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6453 made an emergency landing in Quito, Ecuador, on August 11th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, touched down in Quito but the crew aborted landing and went around due to a blown tire.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 18th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6400 had to reject takeoff from Mexico City, Mexico, on February 28th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Madrid, Spain, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine indication.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3913 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palma, Majorca, Spain, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of a cabin pressure problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3843 diverted to Gran Canaria Airport, Spain, on June 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from La Palma Airport to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after one of the engines ingested multiple birds during takeoff.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight I2-3617/ IB-3617 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, UK, on May 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from London, England, to Las Palmas, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Iberia Express flight I2-3857 had to reject take off from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, on January 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Madrid, Spain, when the crew decided to reject take off to check some aircraft systems.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3673 had to return and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after a ground observer reported seeing a jet of flame emitting from the left hand engine.
The crew subsequently declared an emergency and turned back toward Berlin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3913 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palma, Majorca, Spain, on August 23rd.
The plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3793 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on August 12th.
The plane en-route to Madrid, Spain, had to return shortly after the crew detected smoke in its cockpit.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-3417 had to reject takeoff at Paris Orly Airport, Orly, France, on May 27th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Madrid, Spain, was cleared for takeoff when the crew reported one of the engines not accelerating properly.
The plane returned to the apron.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Airlines flight IB-6012 had to make an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 was en-route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Madrid, Spain, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 253 passengers remained unhurt.
Iberia Airline flight IB-6025 had to return and make an emergency landing at Madrid Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, on December 16.
The Airbus A340-300, flying from Madrid, Spain, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, had to return due to an engine problem. The crew decided to shut down an engine mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained safe.
On November 12, 2011, the Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same runway that a Jet2 Boeing 757-200 was departing did so because of a premature take-off clearance to the 757.
The 757 was airborne over the runway as the A321 touched down at an unexpectedly fast approach. Although the A321’s airspeed had decreased constantly through the descent, its ground speed was 210kt. Expected airspeed is in the 180-203kt range.
The planes were separated by at least 4,100ft.
The incident has been attributed to the tower controller’s “improper handling” of the take-off clearance to the 757.
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What: Iberia Airbus A319-100 en route from Madrid to Vienna
Where: Vienna
When: Feb 15th 2012
Why: On approach to Vienna, the plane was struck by lightning.
Pilots landed the plane safely and handed off to maintenance where it will be inspected. Another plane was called in to handle the return flight.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: Iberia Airbus A319-100 en route from Madrid Spain to Frankfurt Germany
Where: Madrid
When: Jun 9th 2011
Who: 110 passengers
Why: After takeoff, one of the passengers undressed, and attacked the flight attendant who inquired about his naked condition. The pilot returned to Madrid. The plane was met at the gate by officials in Madrid, although no charges were filed.
What: Iberia Airbus A340-300 en route from Sao Paulo Brazil to Madrid
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Nov 12th 2010
Why: While en route, the flight developed problems with their radar and returned to Sao Paulo where they made a safe landing.
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What: Iberia Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Vigo
Where: Vigo
When: Oct 14 2010
Who: 88 passengers
Why On landing, the plane underwent extreme vibrations from the nose gear, and stopped on the runway. A broken nose gear was interfering with a nose wheel. Passengers disembarked on the runway and were transported to the gate.
The plane was taken out of commission for repairs.
What: Iberia/Air Nostrum Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Madrid, to Valencia
Where: Madrid
When: Sep 13th 2010
Why: The plane had successfully taken off from Madrid, then received an alert and returned to Madrid where the crew made a safe landing.
Systems were repaired and the flight resumed an hour and a half later.
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What: Iberia Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Dublin
Where: Madrid
When: Aug 15 2010
Why: Before takeoff, the air conditioning was “repaired.” After takeoff, cabin temperatures rose. The air conditioning system continued failing, and the pilot returned to the airport half an hour later.
A replacement jet was provided.