Originally Posted by Persistence3x

Heads up to all those who created new accounts and IB numbers right before making the reservations. It is very likely that your new number has not been activated since it takes 24-48 hours and therefore it is not linked to your reservations. I called Iberia and they asked whether I had created the account before making the reservations and had to submit the 10 confirmation numbers manually to their supervisors for them to show up on the Avios promotion.

The agent also mentioned the avios will be posting after the flight is taken which is the opposite of what the website said. We'll see how this goes.

FYI Spanish Call center had no wait time