I flew ATL-BRU last month on 4 segments with AA (ATL-LGA, then JFK-BRU, coming back the opposite way). The JFK-BRU segment was codeshare for Iberia and I had to do a missing mileage credit request. I flew economy and got about 3K for the IB segment and 5K for all the other AA segments. Hope this helps.

Vueling Iberia Codeshare
 

Vueling Iberia Codeshare AND no avios on Ba! So beware...

I booked Iberia flight on their web and the plane was Vueling. For near complete rubbish airlines ( IB, I2 and VY), it didn't matter, but then BA exec club refused me Avios on an IB coded plane, for the Vueling lap... So there you are, I guess IAG is not what it should be yet.

Also a BA Gold does not get a second bag free as IB plus passengers do....

To Iberia group of airlines:

You are the best prove of there is never the worst but ever worse

smcaro, can you confirm that an Iberia codeshare operated by vueling doesn't earn avios on BA? This isn't made very clear on their website. I believe a workaround could be to credit to an iberia plus account (which does accept vueling) and then transfer your avios 1:1 between iberia plus and BAEC, which is now apparently doable online.

Yup

I've noticed that some routes will revert to Iberia, eg MAD-ALC end of october, wonder what that means?
maybe it's because they haven't updated the timetables.

Damn right it hurts. I almost had to get off a Venice-Barcelona flight last summer. Fortunately, an exit row seat opened up, otherwise, I could not fit my legs (I'm 6'5") anywhere. Vueling = Grueling.

Flew AGP-MAD-JFK...first segment on IB Express, second segment on mainline IB. Cabin crew on the shorthaul segment had nametags that said "Iberia Express," but the drinks flowed freely in the main cabin. I don't remember if food was for sale.

Had to do a manual mileage request, but I eventually got miles for both segments. ^

Everything was for sale on my GRX-MAD IBExpress flight last week. And for such a short hop, I don't think they made one sale nor did they expect to by the speed with which the cart was retired.

Iberia Express arbitration ‘back to square one' after court ruling


The Spanish High Court has overturned the original arbitration process that nominally ended the conflict between Iberia and pilots union SEPLA, saying it was technically flawed and should be restarted.

Reacting to the decision, SEPLA tells Flightglobal that the ruling "brings us back to square one" and that industrial action coordinated with other unions remains a likely outcome.

Its dispute with the Spanish flag carrier revolves around Iberia Express, a low-cost subsidiary set up by parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) last year to optimise Iberia's short-haul network and reduce operating costs.

The creation of Iberia Express prompted several days of strike action by SEPLA over pay and working conditions last winter.

In an effort to resolve the conflict, the Spanish government had appointed an arbitrator, Jaime Montalvo, to mediate between the parties. His ruling in May - which upheld the legality of creating Iberia Express but laid down certain conditions - was subsequently appealed by the airline.

Issuing its judgement on that appeal, the High Court now says the arbitration process was flawed because Iberia Express was not present at the hearing. The subsidiary should have been involved, magistrates say, because the arbitrator's decision affected its recruitment policy.

Iberia declined to comment on the latest developments, though a spokesperson says the High Court ruling is "in-line with" what Iberia Express had been pursuing.

Analysts believe restarting the arbitration process could ultimately benefit the parent company, because SEPLA is prohibited from staging strikes while mediation is underway. This creates scope for IAG to unilaterally push through restructuring at Iberia and Iberia Express.

The High Court says arbitration will restart after both parties have heard Iberia Express's arguments.

It emphasises that the root causes of the dispute remain an ongoing concern, adding that the current ruling does not by itself resolve the matter. A formal agreement over the establishment and operation of Iberia Express must still be reached, it says.

SEPLA says it still considers the creation of Iberia Express "illegal" and it questions whether Iberia's weak financial performance justifies the deep-rooted restructuring pursued by IAG.

Additional reporting by Miquel Ros




http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...ruling-378590/