Tag: MAD
Air Europa Business, London Gatwick – Madrid Barajas, Boeing 737-800 : Gatwick, what a hell!
It's finally time to leave for this short vacation!
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Purchase
I purchased the ticket on the American Express Travel website. A mistake not to be repeated again... It's very difficult to "manage" the booking...
Iberia Business post-COVID, Madrid Barajas – Paris Orly, Airbus A321: When will the meal return?
After a fast passage through the Plaza Mayor lounge, we head for our boarding gate to Orly.
Reminder of our itinerary:
Boarding
We arrive at the gate 10 minutes after the start of boarding, which doesn't turn out to be very fast....
Plaza Mayor lounge, Madrid Barajas T4: A pleasant surprise
Following our flight from Seville and awaiting boarding of our flight to Paris-Orly, and with the Iberia lounge still closed, we enter the Plaza Mayor lounge, still in MAD's T4, and wide open. It is operated by Aena.
Reminder of...
Iberia Business post-COVID, Seville – Madrid Barajas, Airbus A320: Minimal but friendly service
The time has already come for us to return to France after our "replacement vacation", which was booked late due to the COVID crisis.
As a reminder, here is the booked itinerary:
https://flic.kr/p/2kBUg7K
Arrival at the airport and check-in
We arrive at the...
Iberia Express Business, Madrid-Palma de Mallorca, Airbus A320-200: Basic but good
Continuation of my replacement itinerary for the summer vacations, with a Majorca-Seville combo. As a reminder, here's the itinerary:
So I arrive from Paris still on Iberia and still in Business.
https://flic.kr/p/2kAf5bZ
Ground experience and lounge
Our flight from Paris arrives just a...
Iberia Business post-COVID, Paris Orly – Madrid Barajas, Airbus A320: not that bad, isn’t it ?
Summer 2020 was a very special summer for travel. While Bertrand chose not to travel, I decided to give it a try, with a superb itinerary to the US from Budapest for €740 in Business on Air France, KLM...
Air France Economy, Madrid – Paris
Back from this splendid weekend in Madrid, still on Air France.
Check-in
24 hours before departure, we check-in for Paris.
Being on separate tickets and with different flexibility requirements, we couldn't check-in together and chose seats 07D and 07F, hoping no one...
Review : Air France Business, Paris – Madrid, Airbus A321-200
As part of a personal weekend in the capital of Madrid, I chose to fly with Air France for ease, being accompanied by my fiancée on the way back. A look back at an experience full of surprises.
Purchase and...
Airport slots: what are they and how does it work?
You have surely already heard about the airport's "slots", if only at the time of the disappearance of Aigle Azur or XL Airways where the only interest of potential buyers was to get their hands on these famous slots.
Behind...