A350 back on MAD-LHR [9 Mar to 31 May 2019]
Jan 24, 2019, 1:57 am
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A350 back on MAD-LHR [9 Mar to 31 May 2019]
Aplogies if this has already been mentioned.
It looks as if Iberia have put the A350 back on the IB3166 and IB3167 flights between 9th March and 30th March 2019. I for one will be taking advantage of this as I missed out last summer, and need an interesting tier point run by April!
It looks as if Iberia have put the A350 back on the IB3166 and IB3167 flights between 9th March and 30th March 2019. I for one will be taking advantage of this as I missed out last summer, and need an interesting tier point run by April!
Jan 24, 2019, 5:51 am
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Wow, even better!
I'm guessing the reason behind this is continued crew familiarisation needed, as the fleet continues to grow over the coming months?
I'm guessing the reason behind this is continued crew familiarisation needed, as the fleet continues to grow over the coming months?
Jan 24, 2019, 6:14 am
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It could also be about cargo and/or fleet optimisation (for those routes where they can't just shuttle back and forth with just a couple of hours on the ground)
Feb 28, 2019, 3:07 am
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Oh rats - never a good sign. My travel dates in March are still showing as 359 for the 16th and 17th. Are you going to change your dates?
Feb 28, 2019, 7:05 am
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Same for me - IB3166 on 10 April. I've also had IB3166 swapped from 359 to 332 a couple weeks ago on 14 April.
Mar 1, 2019, 6:59 am
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Mar 5, 2019, 1:30 am
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Mar 5, 2019, 2:17 am
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Mar 15, 2019, 2:28 am
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There was a really good price available yesterday for 12-15th of April. £65 return in economy. Would of made a nice weekend in Madrid. The only reason I was hesitant is that BA website was showing A340 as outbound even when google flights are showing A350 even now. Needless to say the price has gone up to £90 which is still way cheaper than other ‘budget’ airlines but that £15 fare was unbeatable.
Mar 15, 2019, 2:50 am
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There was a really good price available yesterday for 12-15th of April. £65 return in economy. Would of made a nice weekend in Madrid. The only reason I was hesitant is that BA website was showing A340 as outbound even when google flights are showing A350 even now. Needless to say the price has gone up to £90 which is still way cheaper than other ‘budget’ airlines but that £15 fare was unbeatable.