Riptak, Indeed it was Jan 09 when this EI/UA was announced. The route is doing very well I believe with very high load factors in both directions and classes. How well it does over the winter will be another matter, though I believe Iberia are only operating the route seasonally so that should help.
A new route, if it is going ahead, will probably be announced in mid Sept. Rumours abound and include,in no particular order, berlin, barcelona,malaga nice, cairo,istanbul,athens,budapest,geneva - place your bets now!!
EI Premier - very interesting post, but please do not use "going forward" it is such a Mannionism! Apparently any one caught using it in head office "vil be shot" - a novel approach to the staff surplus I think!