Iberia wetlease MAD-HEL-MAD
Mar 12, 2019, 3:58 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: TMP
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Flew MAN-MAD last week on an Iberia A320. This time a cheap upgrade was not available, and the Y seat pitch was horrible. Cabin service was good tho, as it's usually been for me - only have one bad experience on their service so far, most of my flights have been in SH J.
Mar 12, 2019, 4:07 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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Mar 12, 2019, 4:36 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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Mar 12, 2019, 5:18 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: TMP
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Mar 12, 2019, 5:31 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
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Posts: 5,789
Oh I’m reminded of something abhorrent! I flew one segment on possibly air nostrum or another IB regional in sh J. The seat didn’t recline at all and I was told none of the seats recline on the whole aircraft!
Mar 12, 2019, 6:06 am
#21
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: C2
Posts: 651
I did an IB reservation recently. On one of the legs there was an A319 think the 9-10 first rows were sold as XL-seats. XL-seats are free for OWS and above.
OTOH on A320? there were no such thing. Biz and exit rows. Y class = exit rows only desirable option.
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OTOH on A320? there were no such thing. Biz and exit rows. Y class = exit rows only desirable option.
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Last edited by seldomrfly; Mar 12, 2019 at 8:09 am
Mar 12, 2019, 7:54 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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I just flew a VN A321 today, and boy did those oldschool well-padded seats feel comfortable. While I haven't been too bothered by the slimiline seats European & NA carriers offer today, this sure refreshed my memory (which, I guess, does more bad than good to me).
So let's hope IB assigns a non-reconfigured plane on the HEL-MAD route ^ It's of course not going to be the same plane every day, but as they operate for AY, I'd guess they'll have to agree on a configuration beforehand, as opposed to changing it every day based on demand.
So let's hope IB assigns a non-reconfigured plane on the HEL-MAD route ^ It's of course not going to be the same plane every day, but as they operate for AY, I'd guess they'll have to agree on a configuration beforehand, as opposed to changing it every day based on demand.
Apr 22, 2019, 10:41 am
#24
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Plat Lumo, SK Gold
Posts: 954
I just bought a BA/IB itinerary, where the last leg is MAD - HEL. The flight is on the IB flight number and my IB eticket says "Operated by AY". Finnair says it is operated by "IBERIA FOR FINNAIR" so obviously IB is trying to pass the buck 
Apr 22, 2019, 2:41 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2017
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Jun 24, 2019, 4:28 am
#28
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+
Posts: 41
I took last week a HEL-MAD and the service was interesting: plane is Iberia, cabin crew is from Finnair (the same Madrid based crew that has operated the route in the last years), coffee/tea in economy is served as usual in Finnair flights and with Marimekko's cups and napkins. Toiletries is Iberia branded. There is onboard sales and the inflight magazine is Blue Wings. That means they have to remove Iberia's Ronda magazine and change it for Blue Wings quickly every morning and do then the opposite in the evening, as this plane had been in an early morning Bilbao service and continued to Venice in the evening. Safety instructions are of course in Iberia's own brochure. I have seen a preordered meal served to a passenger but for me the preorder wasn't possible online. Also there seems to be no class upgrade availability for this flight for the rest of the year.
Jan 19, 2020, 3:08 am
#29
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Quick update.
This deal has been enhanced to include one Barcelona flight as well - until March 30, 2023.
Following flights will be operated by "Iberia for Finnair" until March 30, 2023
With the leased aircraft, the flight deck crew comes from Iberia, while the cabin crew is Finnair’s.
Finnair’s service concept is followed on the flights.
When buying tickets through finnair.com, the operating airline is shown on the ‘Select Flights’ page. If you already have a booking, we’ll inform you about the changed aircraft via SMS and/or e-mail. Please go to Manage booking on our website or Finnair App and check that we have your current contact information.
If you wish to change or cancel your flight due to the change in the operating carrier, we ask you kindly to contact Finnair Customer Service. We are also at your service via chat on finnair.com, on Twitter @FinnairHelps and in our Facebook pages.
You can check your passenger rights on our website.
We apologize for any inconvenience!
This deal has been enhanced to include one Barcelona flight as well - until March 30, 2023.
Following flights will be operated by "Iberia for Finnair" until March 30, 2023
- Barcelona: AY1654/3
- Madrid: AY1662/1
Iberia operates certain Barcelona and Madrid flights
We have leased Airbus A321 aircraft from our oneworld partner Iberia to cover a temporary shortage of aircraft as our operations continue to grow. The aircraft will be used for flights AY1654/3 (Barcelona) and AY1662/1 (Madrid) until March 30, 2023.With the leased aircraft, the flight deck crew comes from Iberia, while the cabin crew is Finnair’s.
Finnair’s service concept is followed on the flights.
When buying tickets through finnair.com, the operating airline is shown on the ‘Select Flights’ page. If you already have a booking, we’ll inform you about the changed aircraft via SMS and/or e-mail. Please go to Manage booking on our website or Finnair App and check that we have your current contact information.
If you wish to change or cancel your flight due to the change in the operating carrier, we ask you kindly to contact Finnair Customer Service. We are also at your service via chat on finnair.com, on Twitter @FinnairHelps and in our Facebook pages.
You can check your passenger rights on our website.
We apologize for any inconvenience!