Overview

• On August 4, kosher meals on Iberia flight IB0102 from Buenos Aires to Madrid were found bearing handwritten inscriptions reading “Free Palestine” or “FP.”
• The flight crew documented the occurrences and the captain personally apologized to the affected passengers.
• Iberia has opened an internal inquiry and is assessing its external catering suppliers to determine how the messages were added.
• DAIA formally condemned the incident as a grave act of antisemitism and demanded explanations and preventive measures from airport authorities.
• Vueling faces ongoing legal cases and is conducting its own internal probe after deboarding about 50 French Jewish minors in late July.