Originally Posted by
SquareDanceGuy
I wonder if you could have included the last leg (MAD-BCN) on the same award ticket, with a voluntary downgrade to coach? That way, you don't have to buy the short-haul ticket ... and you still have a shot at Business if it happens to open up later.
Yes. From
http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access
A random thought. Take the metro from T4 at MAD to the main Madrid train station and then take the high speed to Barcelona. The train is fast and you will be in central Barcelona probably a bit sooner than if you had waited and flown. The train station in Barcelona is Sants Estacio.