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Electronic devices on board the aircraft

You can use them in "airplane mode" or equivalent throughout the flight. Enable the Wi-Fi and data network when the service is available and indicated by the mobile signal.

If they cause interference with electronic devices the captain may ban their use.

Ilustración de dispositivos electrónicos

During take-off and landing larger devices must be appropriately stowed and turned off.

They must be switched off in checked baggage, with the exception of tracking devices such as Apple AirTag. 

Check the regulation on the carriage of lithium batteries installed in electronic equipment or carried as spares.

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Permitted during the flight

Enhance your travel experience by switching the following devices to “flight mode” or equivalent during all phases of the flight:

  • Mobile phones

  • Music players

  • Portable game consoles

  • Bluetooth devices

  • Personal computers with or without an external mouse

  • Tablets and handheld PDAs

If any device or battery is damaged, overheats, emits smoke or accidently slips into the mechanism of the seats, please inform the cabin crew immediately. If a battery is damaged, switch off the device completely (not standby mode) and put it in a visible place where you can observe it and where it can't accidently be activated. Disable any feature that could switch it on (e.g. alarms) and don't charge it.

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Wi-Fi connection

You can connect to the wifi  network on Iberia planes where the service is available. We currently offer Wi-Fi connection on 90% of our planes.

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Prohibited items

By not using devices that affect the aircraft’s electronics you will be ensuring a safe flight for all.

  • Remote control games.

  • Television sets.

  • Computer or videogame peripherals.

  • AM and FM radios.

  • Wireless computer mice.

  • E-cigarettes (may be transported only as carry-on baggage).

    Flights to Venezuela will not allow these devices to enter the country due to current regulations, and their consumption and sale is prohibited, according to Official Gazette 42.682 of 1 August 2023.

Recreational devices such as hover boards, electric bikes and scooters, airwheels and mini-segways are not accepted in either checked or hand luggage.

*IBERIA adapts to Regulation 1042 of January 9, 2002 of the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority (operative bulletin 01/02) published in the Spanish Official Gazette on January 18, 2002 and to IATA recommendations.

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And remember

  • Use in “flight mode” only.
  • Connect wifi only when the mobile signal indicates it.
  • If there is interference, the crew may ask you not to use them.
  • Some devices are banned during the flight.

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