AA or Iberia in J??
 

I'm looking at flights to DUB via MAD.

Choice I have is MIA-MAD with either AA or IB in Business.

Who has the best seat / service for overnight flight?

Thanks




Mark.

We flew IB J from MAD to JFK earlier in the year, and we found the fully flat seat on IB's A340 was vastly preferable to AA's 767 J seat. It was hard (i.e. not well padded), but flat is flat. I recall that we enjoyed IB's food and AVOD as well, and the service was perfectly satisfactory. The lounges in MAD are probably the same irregardless of which OW metal you fly.

Definitely take IB metal. The product and service is much better than the AA counterpart (and this is coming from an AA elite!)

IB service is HORRIBLE. There bed may be better but there service is the worst I have ever experienced.

Better than anything I can get on US domestic....

Another vote for IB. I've had both good service and bad service from them (nothing horrible), but as AA_EXP09 and jbalmuth mentioned, their hard product is definitely preferable.

The IB MAD lounges are also quite nice, whatever you decide about which OW carrier.

In business ib food and drink is fantastic! I found the service also very good

I'm looking to compare on the ORD-MAD route, whether to go IB or DFW-MAD with AA. I originate in Kansas City. Right now, there are no J awards available for Oct. 23 on either AA or IB. Whichever comes available first is the one I'll take. if I can get the seats on AA I might be able to change to IB if the seats open up later.

Main object TATL sleep: IB
Main object TATL eats/drinks: IB
Main object TATL pampering: AA (IB rather arrogant 3 out of 5 flights)

One more vote for IB especially if the seat is the most important element in your flight experience.

The fact that IB sometimes cancels intl. flights (close to departure) and the inferior service would cause me to choose AA. I had read about IB cancelling flights, thinking I'm glad that has never happened to me. Recently it did. Luckily AA put us on their MAD-DFW flight. Also, if something went wrong at the airport prior to departure, I'm not sure how accomodating IB would be.

No question IB has the better business class product.

Now I find that fascinating. I don't need pampering. I'm there for some number of hours, not weeks. Plus, this is AA or IB J, not CX F. That said, though, arrogant? Arrogant is never acceptable.

What are the reasons IB cancels flights frequently? If they are not full? Mechanical issues? No explanation? How often does this happen-weekly? Daily?

Obviously. US domestic is terrible by definition.