Iberia no more interlining baggage on separate tickets from 01/FEB/17
Oct 24, 2017, 4:24 pm
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Re through checking of baggage, does anyone know whether Iberia ticket agents are able to combine two separate tickets under one PNR?
I'm looking to book an IB award TATL trip connecting in MAD to a cash purchased MAD - FLR ticket, and have them issued together (i.e. two tickets, one PNR). The goal, obviously, is to avoid having to collect luggage and recheck it in MAD. I'm happy to pay telephone service charges (i.e. do both purchases simultaneously over the phone), but don't know whether Iberia's systems can handle such a request. TIA for your help!
I'm looking to book an IB award TATL trip connecting in MAD to a cash purchased MAD - FLR ticket, and have them issued together (i.e. two tickets, one PNR). The goal, obviously, is to avoid having to collect luggage and recheck it in MAD. I'm happy to pay telephone service charges (i.e. do both purchases simultaneously over the phone), but don't know whether Iberia's systems can handle such a request. TIA for your help!
Oct 24, 2017, 4:48 pm
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Is there some reason why you can't do MAD-FLR with Avios as well?
Oct 24, 2017, 6:04 pm
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The flight in question (IB 5807) never offers Avios tickets (probably because it's operated by Vueling). The IB website is happy to sell me tickets for it, however.
Oct 25, 2017, 1:37 am
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I would suggest looking into BLQ, which has several flights a day from MAD. FLR is a pretty bad airport and Bologna is very well connected to Florence.
Jan 22, 2019, 9:24 am
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I have a feeling I know the answer, but will ask it anyway just in case.
Wife and are both OW Emerald flying on a BA Avios ticket from EAS-MAD (Air Nostrum) arriving at 8:50am then connecting to a separate Iberia Avios ticket from MAD-ORD-LAX at 11:35am. We are all hand baggage but were thinking about buying some wine on a side trip to France. I've never transited MAD, only final destination, but know we'd be cutting it close to claim that wine the re-check in MAD. Do I have virtually no chance of having it checked through in EAS?
Wife and are both OW Emerald flying on a BA Avios ticket from EAS-MAD (Air Nostrum) arriving at 8:50am then connecting to a separate Iberia Avios ticket from MAD-ORD-LAX at 11:35am. We are all hand baggage but were thinking about buying some wine on a side trip to France. I've never transited MAD, only final destination, but know we'd be cutting it close to claim that wine the re-check in MAD. Do I have virtually no chance of having it checked through in EAS?
Jan 22, 2019, 2:51 pm
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I'd say no chance - in any case, you won't know until you are at the counter, at which point it's too late to decide whether to buy wine or not.
The aircraft that operates your EAS-MAD flight overnights in EAS, so that's an element of risk reduced. If you're on time into Madrid, you are more than fine - I would expect you to be at the check-in area by 09:20 or so. Desks close at 10:40 for your flight to ORD.
The aircraft that operates your EAS-MAD flight overnights in EAS, so that's an element of risk reduced. If you're on time into Madrid, you are more than fine - I would expect you to be at the check-in area by 09:20 or so. Desks close at 10:40 for your flight to ORD.
Jan 22, 2019, 3:02 pm
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In theory yes, but if it's the same crew operating back to MAD, they'd need their mandatory rest period - not sure what the EU rules state - so a late arrival into EAS could see the morning departure pushed back to compensate.
Jan 23, 2019, 9:51 am
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I'd say no chance - in any case, you won't know until you are at the counter, at which point it's too late to decide whether to buy wine or not.
The aircraft that operates your EAS-MAD flight overnights in EAS, so that's an element of risk reduced. If you're on time into Madrid, you are more than fine - I would expect you to be at the check-in area by 09:20 or so. Desks close at 10:40 for your flight to ORD.
The aircraft that operates your EAS-MAD flight overnights in EAS, so that's an element of risk reduced. If you're on time into Madrid, you are more than fine - I would expect you to be at the check-in area by 09:20 or so. Desks close at 10:40 for your flight to ORD.
Apr 7, 2019, 6:03 am
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Iberia is the least helpful airline I have encountered to date in the big 3 alliances. Can someone please tell me why Iberia won’t check bags through on two different pnr’s both ticketed and operated by Iberia? It would save them as well as the pax time and hassle. They don’t get any more revenue from being jerks.
And another thing - passenger A is OW Sapphire and passenger B is OW gold. Same PNR. Iberia won’t give BOTh passengers the seat benefit and baggage allowance that the Sapphire gets from status? Is this a rule or does Iberia just suck?
And another thing - passenger A is OW Sapphire and passenger B is OW gold. Same PNR. Iberia won’t give BOTh passengers the seat benefit and baggage allowance that the Sapphire gets from status? Is this a rule or does Iberia just suck?
Apr 7, 2019, 6:37 am
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OW does not require its carriers to check bags across tickets and it has chosen not to. That applies to IB-IB as well as IB-OW. Same thing for BA and AA. No reason for carriers to take on the risks and hassle of interlining bags when passengers have made the choice to purchase separate tickets.
Apr 7, 2019, 11:21 am
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Iberia is the least helpful airline I have encountered to date in the big 3 alliances. Can someone please tell me why Iberia won’t check bags through on two different pnr’s both ticketed and operated by Iberia? It would save them as well as the pax time and hassle. They don’t get any more revenue from being jerks.
Apr 7, 2019, 12:19 pm
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Iberia is the least helpful airline I have encountered to date in the big 3 alliances. Can someone please tell me why Iberia won’t check bags through on two different pnr’s both ticketed and operated by Iberia? It would save them as well as the pax time and hassle. They don’t get any more revenue from being jerks.
And another thing - passenger A is OW Sapphire and passenger B is OW gold. Same PNR. Iberia won’t give BOTh passengers the seat benefit and baggage allowance that the Sapphire gets from status? Is this a rule or does Iberia just suck?
And another thing - passenger A is OW Sapphire and passenger B is OW gold. Same PNR. Iberia won’t give BOTh passengers the seat benefit and baggage allowance that the Sapphire gets from status? Is this a rule or does Iberia just suck?
https://www.iberia.com/es/seat-reservation/
Customers with Iberia Singular or Iberia Plus Platinum or Gold cards (oneworld emerald or sapphire) may select their seating for free from the time they make their booking and for all the people who appear on the same reservation.
Sep 2, 2022, 4:55 pm
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I'm also interested to know if anyone has had luck getting Iberia to check through bags on 2 separate Iberia connecting tickets in Madrid. I have 2.5 hours in Madrid to get from a flight arriving from Rome FCO to another flight departing to Chicago ORD. I'm guessing from this thread that I'm leaving security, going to baggage claim, going through customs to exit then going through ticketing, security and customs to get back into the terminal...I was not able to book a single reservation due to changes in plans after booking half the trip. I'm hoping 2.5 hours will be enough time next summer after MAD installs the electronic passport scanners and hires more police.
Sep 3, 2022, 7:28 am
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I'm also interested to know if anyone has had luck getting Iberia to check through bags on 2 separate Iberia connecting tickets in Madrid. I have 2.5 hours in Madrid to get from a flight arriving from Rome FCO to another flight departing to Chicago ORD. I'm guessing from this thread that I'm leaving security, going to baggage claim, going through customs to exit then going through ticketing, security and customs to get back into the terminal...I was not able to book a single reservation due to changes in plans after booking half the trip. I'm hoping 2.5 hours will be enough time next summer after MAD installs the electronic passport scanners and hires more police.