Originally Posted by
IADCAflyer
What's the general consensus on IB Biz class? Have a trip to GVA next summer for a conference. Flying ex JFK, I can fly JFK-LHR on BA/AA and then LHR to GVA. Or JFK-MAD-GVA all on IB. Fares are about the same at this point. I am not a fan of the T3 - T5 transfer at LHR and wonder if MAD is worth it to fly through there. Lounges better than at LHR?
I flew MAD-JFK last month on their A350s. Lounge was fine (not as good as BA Galleries First if you have Emerald status), seat was fine for sitting (I didn't try it in bed mode). My only issue if trying to sleep would have been the roastingly hot temperature of the cabin (no individual air vents).
On your LHR transfer point, if BA still flies to GVA out of Terminal 5 then you could fly BA JFK-LHR and not have to change terminals. (If BA has changed their GVA flights to be out of T3, then fly AA JFK-LHR and you will end up in T3 so again no need to change terminals.)