BA Future Labs to close Unbeknown to many, BA have been running a closed group of specially selected frequent flyers to discuss future initiatives. The group was called Future Labs and was a closely guarded community which you had to sign a non-disclosure agreement to join. The website had forums,…
I am sure plenty of my readers have some of their 90,000 Iberia Avios bonus flights coming up soon, so hopefully, this will be a timely review. I have always heard very mixed reports about Iberia long haul and having only ever flown them short haul I thought it was…
Iberia missed flights ruling One of the rather unfair practices of the legacy carriers is to penalise travellers if they miss one of their flights by cancelling the rest of their reservation. This is to stop people buying tickets that are cheaper elsewhere and only using part of it. For…
Every November IAG, the parent company of BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst others, gives a presentation for their shareholders. This is usually an excellent source of information about what BA has planned for the future as well as how it is performing now. This year was a little light…
Iberia has just taken delivery of their new A350-900 which you can read my review of here and Paul’s review here. However, you are far more likely to get their A340 if you chose to fly with Iberia long haul as they only have a couple of A350s so far….
There are a number of routes where you can get a much more premium experience on short haul when they are flown on long-haul aircraft. BA consistently use a long haul aircraft for one flight a day from Madrid and this summer they are operating it with a B777. You…
You may remember a couple of weeks ago we took a quick look at Iberia’s A350 with photos supplied from Reader Paul. I have now flown the Iberia A350 myself and this is my personal take on the new product. The flight that it was operating on was slightly confusing as…
Iberia offers some great value redemptions with Avios such as a business class return from Madrid to New York, Boston or Chicago for just 68,000 Avios off-peak plus £158. The taxes and fees are much, much lower than BA and they have a better route network in South America than BA too. Along with…
Our newest addition to the TLFL team, Claudio the Correspondent, is not only an InterContinental hotels expert, he is also our resident South America expert. Claudio is from Brazil and frequently travels back to his home country and South America using a variety of means to keep the cost down. Today,…
Iberia’s A350 business class Iberia took delivery of its first A350-900 last week with a further 15 A350-XWB on order. The company responsible for the design, Mormedi, has revealed what the 31 business class seats will look like. They had a brief with three specific requirements on the existing Iberia…
