Guide to flying Iberia
Apr 20, 2019, 4:29 pm
#242
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
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If you arrive on time, then you would be able to make it if travelling hand baggage only. Perhaps you could sustain a delayed arrival until 20:45 or so.
If you're checking bags, forget it.
If you're checking bags, forget it.
Apr 20, 2019, 8:37 pm
#243
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: JL OW Sapphire, NH *A Gold
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Thank you for the advice. I will stay near the airport and fly in the early morning.
May 8, 2019, 8:17 am
#244
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
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Yesterday I was able to put OMA-ORD-MAD AA award J seats on a 5 day hold, we want to fly to FCO. I checked MAD-FCO and every day was available through March 28, we arrive April 1 - so I thought I would see March 29 available today but it wasn’t. I have until May 12 to add this last leg does anyone know when IB will post seats?
May 8, 2019, 8:49 pm
#246
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,973
The last clickable date that I get now, considering it to be May 9 in Spain, is April 2, which my calculator shows as 329 days away.
The last weekend in March is when summer (daylight saving) time takes effect in Europe, and is typically a time of airline schedule changes. I'd say that IB hasn't set that new schedule yet.
The last weekend in March is when summer (daylight saving) time takes effect in Europe, and is typically a time of airline schedule changes. I'd say that IB hasn't set that new schedule yet.
May 9, 2019, 7:47 am
#247
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That cutoff would be 28 March. The calendar on iberia.com is currently showing as 3 April (i.e. one day more than your post) for Avios tickets and 3 May for cash tickets, on my side.
May 9, 2019, 10:56 am
#249
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
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On AA’s site it still stops at March 28, I have until this Saturday at midnight to add April 1 MAD-FCO to my award reservation.
I’ll check it each day, I guess I don’t understand why IB doesn’t just add a day at midnight like AA does?
I’ll check it each day, I guess I don’t understand why IB doesn’t just add a day at midnight like AA does?
May 13, 2019, 12:44 pm
#250
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,973
Actually the only MAD-LON flights that show at this writing for early April are MAD-LGW on IB Express. I think no mainline IB intra-Europe is showing after the spring 2020 schedule change.
May 27, 2019, 9:50 am
#254
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,531
I booked a "Basic Economy" ticket on IB ORD-MAD-GVA, with the first leg supposedly on an A350-900. The booking code is N and the ticket stock is 075.
Expedia says "Pay to choose your seat" (normally I book direct, but it was $400 cheaper on Expedia than the IB website so I made an exception).
On the Iberia website when I manage by booking, there is a link to "Why not choose your seat now? You’ll feel like you’re at home. Get in early and book the best seat. Early seat booking ->", but when I click it shows all my flight segments as "This flight does not permit seat selection".
I also tried the BA website (my return is on BA). It wants me to click through to ibera.com to select my seats on the IB segments. Makes sense. I click through and it shows me a similar page, but it shows me having already been assigned seats on my two IB legs (39D, 28D) but no link to change them or see a seatmap or anything. And then for the two BA flights it says "This flight does not permit seat selection" (that part makes sense, at least).
Is it possible to select a seat for a fee on the IB flights? How?
Expedia says "Pay to choose your seat" (normally I book direct, but it was $400 cheaper on Expedia than the IB website so I made an exception).
On the Iberia website when I manage by booking, there is a link to "Why not choose your seat now? You’ll feel like you’re at home. Get in early and book the best seat. Early seat booking ->", but when I click it shows all my flight segments as "This flight does not permit seat selection".
I also tried the BA website (my return is on BA). It wants me to click through to ibera.com to select my seats on the IB segments. Makes sense. I click through and it shows me a similar page, but it shows me having already been assigned seats on my two IB legs (39D, 28D) but no link to change them or see a seatmap or anything. And then for the two BA flights it says "This flight does not permit seat selection" (that part makes sense, at least).
Is it possible to select a seat for a fee on the IB flights? How?