We need airlines like Iberia at BHX as they provide great onward connection to the America's but one of our other forumers mentions Lisbon is also as good as MAD for connections to south america.
cough cough TAP
cough cough TAP
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flymetothemoon
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Sorry, got some bad info and didn't check all the facts. My bad,won't do that again!!!
GliderPilot
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My appologies, “compared to the other low cost equivalents” it should say
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Does anyone actually know the difference between Iberia short haul and Iberia Express?
I've flown with IBX from BHX-MAD and Iberia Mainline from LHR-MAD, both on an A320, and the service was identical.
They both offer hand baggage only fares and no free food/drink.... The only difference I could see was that Iberia mainline had a 'business class' option (by business class I mean the typical European carrier's version of business class which means a blocked out middle seat
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I've flown with IBX from BHX-MAD and Iberia Mainline from LHR-MAD, both on an A320, and the service was identical.
They both offer hand baggage only fares and no free food/drink.... The only difference I could see was that Iberia mainline had a 'business class' option (by business class I mean the typical European carrier's version of business class which means a blocked out middle seat
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Probably more to do with the pay and conditions of the staff than any service difference.Does anyone actually know the difference between Iberia short haul and Iberia Express?
I've flown with IBX from BHX-MAD and Iberia Mainline from LHR-MAD, both on an A320, and the service was identical.
They both offer hand baggage only fares and no free food/drink.... The only difference I could see was that Iberia mainline had a 'business class' option (by business class I mean the typical European carrier's version of business class which means a blocked out middle seat
It is I fly with TAP quite often and LIS is a big hug for Brazil, I believe they are the biggest European carrier to there. They are also tied up with Azul now.
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How did you find connecting in MAD?
GliderPilot
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The flight times were about 4 hours apart due to the ideal ALC flight not having enough seats remaining (we needed 8) on the little CRJ1000 so it was a long wait, but the actual process of getting from the first aircraft to being where you need to be to get on the second aircraft was seemless
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Slight schedule change this winter with the Mon service moving to a Tue. It's still 3x weekly with Fri and Sun the other two days.
As of April it goes back to the usual Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun.
As of April it goes back to the usual Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun.
This is BHX butty, and i must say in many ways our airport is bonkers.
Meanwhile down at BRS, i am on the understanding Easyjet will be going x8 weekly and they also have Ryanair.
However Iberia are a good airline to have at BHX and Easyjet wouldnt offer all those spanish and latin american connections.
thunderchild
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Mixed feelings about this one; while I’m glad to see the route continue given the others we’ve lost I think it’s a real shame that it doesn’t seem to be growing at all. Bizarre really given the numbers to MAD are pretty impressive considering it was unserved for years. With Monarch and Norwegian gone I thought Iberia might have upped frequency a little.
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Ryanair don't operate to Madrid from Bristol, only easyJet.This is BHX butty, and i must say in many ways our airport is bonkers.
Meanwhile down at BRS, i am on the understanding Easyjet will be going x8 weekly and they also have Ryanair.
However Iberia are a good airline to have at BHX and Easyjet wouldnt offer all those spanish and latin american connections.
My mistake yokel, thanks for the info.
IanFarquharson
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Flew out on Friday
180 pax outbound - full !
Came back Sunday and about 10 spare seats!
This service could do with going daily pretty sure the demand is there with all the connections especially to South America.
BHX experience was good both ways, on arrival last night the passport queue was up the escalator and down the pier but it moved quickly with all e-gates open.
180 pax outbound - full !
Came back Sunday and about 10 spare seats!
This service could do with going daily pretty sure the demand is there with all the connections especially to South America.
BHX experience was good both ways, on arrival last night the passport queue was up the escalator and down the pier but it moved quickly with all e-gates open.
See what you can do Ian. Yeah this should be daily now, it has had a few years to mature and does well.
Was your trip business or pleasure ?
I am flying out with them to Madrid next Monday and looking forward to it
Is your trip business or pleasure Vile8er, sorry im just being nosey. 😉
IanFarquharson
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Spotting and drinking was my reason for MAD
Vile8er
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Purely leisure. Too old for business now
