Business class meals on very short flights
Mar 13, 2024, 8:51 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Business class meals on very short flights
Hello,
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-
Mar 13, 2024, 9:12 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Scotland, Spain
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I'm assuming this flight will be operated by AirNorstrum. I know they offer a full meal service on 2.5 hour flights, but I've never flown them on shorter segments.
Mar 13, 2024, 9:17 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: MAD, but also LHR/LPL/MAN/SIN
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I flew MAD-BOD in 2022 (with an economy ticket for which they gate upgraded me to 1D!) en route to the Champions League final.
Just a quick note that Bordeaux-Madrid and Madrid-Bordeaux are technically Air Nostrum flights rather than Iberia per se, although you still get the Avios/EP etc. You will get a meal service but I don't recall if I got a hot meal or if it was just pastries and a sandwich. I'm inclined to say it was the latter.
IIRC, it's a CRJ-1000 on this route. https://www.iberia.com/es/flota/air-nostrum/CRJ1000/
Just a quick note that Bordeaux-Madrid and Madrid-Bordeaux are technically Air Nostrum flights rather than Iberia per se, although you still get the Avios/EP etc. You will get a meal service but I don't recall if I got a hot meal or if it was just pastries and a sandwich. I'm inclined to say it was the latter.
IIRC, it's a CRJ-1000 on this route. https://www.iberia.com/es/flota/air-nostrum/CRJ1000/
Mar 13, 2024, 9:50 am
#4
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Location: VIE
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and since its Air Nostrum, no neighbor seat blocking in Business, If cabin is full - both seats left and right will be allocated to Pax, seating 2-2, ensuring for a comfy elbowing on board
Mar 14, 2024, 2:50 pm
#5
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Location: LIM Peru
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I'll fly BOD-MAD-LIM in may, Air Nostrum-Iberia. I didn't find any business class video of the BOD-MAD flight but found a MLN-MAD, that theorically is 1h 50min. It's longer than to BOD but it could give an idea of what to expect.
Mar 19, 2024, 3:17 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Madrid
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Hello,
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-
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I wouldn't pay 4500 extra avios (so ~45eur) for the meal (since the seat is the same), and the lounge (if not already free from status).
Mar 20, 2024, 1:28 pm
#8
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Hello,
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-
I am wondering if IB provides a meal service on very short flights in business class.
I need to buy a ticket from Bordeaux (France) to Madrid, for which the flight duration is about 1.5 hours.
Business class costs only 9,000 Avios points, so I am thinking of purchasing a business class ticket for fun, but the decision will depend on whether a meal service is provided.
Does anyone know or have experience with this flight, or any other flights with similar durations?
Thank you-