To IB or not to IB
Dec 12, 2018, 8:04 am
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To IB or not to IB
I am not often a fan of my codeshare flights, but I have to give credit where it's due. I am sat in an IB A340 (BA7058 MAD - LHR), in a PE seat, with no-one next to me. I have IFE, at seat power and the seat is wide and comfortable. Allegedly there will be WiFi somewhere.
Oh, and they seemingly have a passable paella in the T4S lounge in the afternoons these days. When did this happen?
In short, this is about as good as a shorthaul codeshare gets for me. I did try for the AUP but no joy, but other than that it's a decent option. And thanks again to those FTers who showed me how to actually do the advanced seat selection trick that facilitated this. Muchas gracias amigos....
Oh, and they seemingly have a passable paella in the T4S lounge in the afternoons these days. When did this happen?
In short, this is about as good as a shorthaul codeshare gets for me. I did try for the AUP but no joy, but other than that it's a decent option. And thanks again to those FTers who showed me how to actually do the advanced seat selection trick that facilitated this. Muchas gracias amigos....
Dec 12, 2018, 8:22 am
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Glad to hear you have enjoyed your experience so far! The wi-fi gets even better, as there is one free hour and speed is quite decent 
I can't remember whether the paella used to be served before the refurbishment, but it is frequently served since!
ˇDisfrútalo!
I can't remember whether the paella used to be served before the refurbishment, but it is frequently served since!
ˇDisfrútalo!
Dec 12, 2018, 10:34 am
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Dec 12, 2018, 7:43 pm
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Dec 13, 2018, 12:26 am
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Is there? Is that on all flights with WiFi, and is that to all customers or just to us Golds? Would be great on my upcoming TLV-MAD-JFK flights as normal charges for wifi on IB are expensive with very limited data.
Dec 13, 2018, 7:15 am
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More info and prices here: https://www.iberia.com/es/a-bordo/wifi/ (though it isn't up to date re aircraft types!).
Dec 13, 2018, 8:16 am
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Iberia has a new wi-fi provider on most of the fleet. The A332s came with this installed from the start, and it's been available on all A346s I've flown recently. It's available to all customers on a flight with the new system, sponsored by Visa.
More info and prices here: https://www.iberia.com/es/a-bordo/wifi/ (though it isn't up to date re aircraft types!).
More info and prices here: https://www.iberia.com/es/a-bordo/wifi/ (though it isn't up to date re aircraft types!).
Prices are ridiculous considering the data limits. I took a 50mb package on LX recently and despite switching off auto updated, media on whatsapp etc, it lasted me all of about 7 minutes...
I won't pay for onboard wifi anymore if there are data restrictions, as it's a total ripoff.
Dec 13, 2018, 9:57 am
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I didn't see any option that was free. Took the most basic package. Only reason I took it was because mrs P is not feeling v well and was looking forward to me getting home so I kept her updated on progress. I don't really mind no data for 2 1/2 hours otherwise. Frankly I had worked enough on that trip so I watched the Han Solo movie (again, nice touch).
The timing isn't too bad for me either - might do more one night trips next year but coming back on that one, rather than 2 night trips where I end up coming back on 457 at lunchtime.
The timing isn't too bad for me either - might do more one night trips next year but coming back on that one, rather than 2 night trips where I end up coming back on 457 at lunchtime.
