Iberia Airlines Business Class

Posted by Barbara Rogers Dec 19, 2007

I’m just back from Spain, and without jetlag in either direction. Much of it was because of the comfortable Business Plus Class seats that Iberia Airlines is now using. After dinner (a very good one) and a glass of red wine from Malaga, I pushed the recline button and snuggled into my flat bed for the night.

I slept so well that I missed breakfast, waking up just in time for the descent into Madrid. That was OK, because I had a bit of layover before my flight to Malaga. I headed for my favorite café in the Barajas airport, a spacious place with wifi and good coffee and croissants.

Madrid’s new airport is beautiful, with striking architecture, wide promenades, good shops and handy little carts that are just the right size for carry-on luggage. The only complaint I have is that they don’t announce the departure gates until about 40 minutes before flight time. The distances are long, so if you are not right in front of the board when they post the gate, you may have to hurry to make the flight.

The Business Class lounge is even farther from the gates I normally fly out of, so unless I have a very long layover, I use the café instead. For long layovers, the lounge is a good choice, though, with plenty of room, ample internet stations, snacks, sandwiches and an open bar with a good selection of Spanish sherries.

The combination of Barajas and Iberia make the traveling an enjoyable part of a trip to Spain. To read more about traveling in Spain, click here.