What Non-Stop Long-Haul Routes Does Iberia Offer?

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If you’re one of the lucky people who have received their Avios from the recent Iberia Promotion (a.k.a the Iberia fiasco, a.k.a the “what were they thinking?” promotion) you may be looking for ways to spend your newly acquired bounty.

The Avios from the Iberia promotion can’t be transferred over to the British Airways Executive Club but that still leaves you with a lot of options.

As a member of the oneworld alliance Iberia has a quite a few airline partners on which the promotional Avios can be spent and, if you’re based in the US, you may be concentrating on using them for short-haul premium cabin redemptions on American Airlines….but don’t forget Iberia’s long-haul options.

Iberia isn’t a particularly large airline and all of its non-stop long-haul routes originate in Madrid but it does offer a pretty good long-haul Business Class product on most of its flights.

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Iberia A330 Business Class

You can fly non-stop to Madrid from a number of different US cities and, if you’re based in Europe, you may be interested to know that Madrid is a gateway to a whole host of South and Central American destinations too.

Sure, Iberia’s long-haul network is hardly extensive but when you consider that the airline serves locations like Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg and Los Angeles the route network is still well worth a closer look.

Iberia’s Non-Stop Long-Haul Routes

Africa

  • Johannesburg

Asia

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  • Tokyo (Narita)
  • Shanghai

Central America

  • Guatemala City
  • Managua (from 1 October 2018)
  • Panama City
  • San Jose (Costa Rica)
  • San Salvador

Caribbean

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  • Havana
  • Santo Domingo
  • San Juan (seasonal)

North America

  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Miami
  • New York (JFK)
  • San Francisco (seasonal)

South America

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  • Bogota
  • Buenos Aires
  • Caracas
  • Lima
  • Medellin
  • Montevideo
  • Quito
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Santiago
  • Sao Paulo

Thoughts

While Iberia does charge surcharges on award bookings they’re not nearly as heinous as those charged by its sister airline, British Airways.

Taxes and fees on a Business Class award booking between Madrid and Los Angeles only run to around $255….

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….and that’s not bad considering how much Business Class fares can cost when you pay with real money.

This makes Iberia a good option for flights to Europe if you’re based close enough to any of the cities into which the airline flys.

If you’re already in Europe (or can easily get to Europe) your Iberia options are even better – I’ve already booked a Business Class award to Rio with the Avios I got from the promotion.

Naturally you’re still at the mercy of Iberia’s award availability (that wouldn’t be any different with any other airline) but, when you have destinations like Shanghai, Rio, Tokyo, New York, Buenos Aires and LA to choose from, it’s hard to complain.

Is anyone looking to book (or already booked) any of these routes?