Iberia in-flight catering thread. Post your photos here
Jul 30, 2016, 1:42 am
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Aug 2, 2016, 3:28 pm
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EDI - MAD Iberia Express 11.05 departure 'Brunch'
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
Last edited by jackr27; Aug 2, 2016 at 3:47 pm
Aug 4, 2016, 3:31 am
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EDI - MAD Iberia Express 11.05 departure 'Brunch'
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
Aug 4, 2016, 12:55 pm
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EDI - MAD Iberia Express 11.05 departure 'Brunch'
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
Not acceptable for a near 3 hour flight. Pastry more soggy than crispy. Fruit was actually very good though - usually I find fruit on planes awful.
If they insist on brunch, I'd have far preferred a cold plate, perhaps with Iberian ham, cheese and olives.
This was my first time travelling business with I2 and I struggle to see why you'd pay the premium - even the dishes are plastic. Very much a downgrade from mainline.
Flying with them again on Sat during dinner, which I think will hopefully be better.
My wife usually order the fruit meal which is good in her opinion. She usually just eats I the lounge and View the fruit as a snack.
I'm in mainline IB LHR - MAD so it will be a good comparison.
Aug 4, 2016, 1:05 pm
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I am flying IB express next month MAD - MAN in C so wonder what I will get? By the looks of some of the meals it does vary. Some look very good but other like this one.. Well I think that I would have just eaten the bread!
My wife usually order the fruit meal which is good in her opinion. She usually just eats I the lounge and View the fruit as a snack.
I'm in mainline IB LHR - MAD so it will be a good comparison.
My wife usually order the fruit meal which is good in her opinion. She usually just eats I the lounge and View the fruit as a snack.
I'm in mainline IB LHR - MAD so it will be a good comparison.
Breakfast on Iberia is atrocious, however, in my experience, lunch and dinner are more than acceptable.
So I hope both of your flights leave after 12
Aug 4, 2016, 2:37 pm
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Aug 5, 2016, 12:51 pm
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It's a 4pm ish departure from Madrid. So it should be ok.
I now always book IB flights leaving to or from LHR/MAD as the on flight service and food is better than BA.
Aug 5, 2016, 1:46 pm
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MarkLHR - basically what I got. Cheese omelette - no tomato sauce but 3 wee tomatoes. Yoghurt drink, fruit, breads and croissants. And more than one fizz. I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I love how when you get more drinks they take you the wee packets of nuts. You wouldn't get that on BA unless you asked (and even then you'd probably get a look!).
Aug 8, 2016, 6:47 pm
#75
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Dinner MAD-LGW.
It was actually very good quality.
I do think, however, when flying European business there should at least be a choice between 2 meal options - when the hard product is essentially the same (which I completely accept) I do expect something more from the soft product.
I wouldn't bother with Iberia Express J again.
It was actually very good quality.
I do think, however, when flying European business there should at least be a choice between 2 meal options - when the hard product is essentially the same (which I completely accept) I do expect something more from the soft product.
I wouldn't bother with Iberia Express J again.