MADRID, May 27 (Reuters) - Spanish airline Iberia (IBLA) said on Monday it will add three new flights a week from Madrid to New York starting next month in another sign that tourism is returning to normal after the September 11 attacks. The three new flights will make a total of 10 weekly from Madrid to New York. Before September 11, Iberia also had seven flights a week from Barcelona to New York, but those were dropped due to the slump in global travel. Moreover, capacity was reduced as Iberia stopped flying Boeing 747s and switched to smaller Airbus 340s, a company spokeswoman said. "Considering the recovery in the market, Iberia has decided to increase its number of flights to New York as of June 20," the company said in a statement. Spain is the world's second most visited country after France and depends on tourism for about 12 percent of gross domestic product. Spanish government officials have been saying that travel gradually returned to normal during the first quarter this year, and some companies in the Spanish travel sector reported better than expected earnings for the period. Iberia also said it would add an additional flight per week to South Africa, Guatemala and Puerto Rico. ©2002 Reuters Limited.