If you don’t know, I will tell you that I have taken this flight many times before (see Iberia Flight Reviews). This time around, I took the earlier flight.
Price
For 50k Avios, this remains the best deal in the sky.
Pre Take-Off
Having lived in Madrid (see Recap! Madrid Residency), I am partial to cava.
Pasta
The bad golfers in my golf club are called ‘bacalao’, which translated in means cod. I attempted to use my Spanish speaking skills to order cod for the main course. It was sold out. I settled for the pesto pasta. It was not bad.
Dessert
On past Iberia flights, I have indulged in Rioja and Ribera del Duero wines. After almost being kicked off a plane (see Iberia Business ORD-MAD: Mask Jokes Literally Don’t Fly ), I decided to limit my intake to two reds.
The real reason I did not drink so much is that the flight to Madrid is only 6 hours. There’s not enough time for a silent disco party (see Emirates A380 Silent Disco!), so drinking too much and arriving exhausted is not worth it.
No Pillow
I went to sleep but noticed that there were no pillows. I looked at my neighbors, who also had no pillows. This was quite odd.
Overall
When I lived in Scottsdale, I used to fly SWA to Vegas. It was convenient and it was reliable. The same is true about this route.
Convenient and reliable isn’t bad these days.