Mexico City: €1,358 Nonstop Iberia Business Class

Iberia Business Class

Oneworld member Iberia has joined the ongoing price war for nonstop premium tickets between Spain and Mexico City. Their airline sells tickets for the 10+ hour flights at €1,358. The fare is available for basically all weekday departures from March through July 2021. Because of rebooking opportunities and much wider travel period, this offer is a little more attractive than the similar

IB MAD MEX C 1358
Business Class to Mexico City for €1,358.

Iberia currently advertises a mix of Airbus A340-600 and A350-900 aircraft on this route. Since the future of the A340 is pretty much up in the air at this time, the modern A350 aircraft are more probable.

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According to the fare rules, Iberia sells these tickets until December 31, 2020, although it may withdraw the fare earlier. A generous minimum stay of a single night from Saturday to Sunday applies. Further, your flight has to leave Spain on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to get the lowest price. Availability is great until October 2021.

You can use Google Flights (instructions) to find suiting flight dates. We recommend buying tickets directly at iberia.com. If you want to save a few bucks, you can fire up our flight search and see what online travel agencies have to offer.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

Iberia sells these tickets in booking class I. You can earn 280 tier points for a roundtrip in British Airways Executive Club. Other Oneworld members credit the following mileage:

  • 25,354 Award Miles + 14,086 Elite Qualifying Miles on Alaska Mileage Plan
  • 16,902 Avios + 280 Tier Points on British Airways Executive Club
  • 16,902 Avios + 1,000 Elite Points on Iberia Plus
  • 16,902 Miles on American AAdvantage
  • 16,902 Points on Finnair Plus
  • 14,086 Avios + 70 Qpoints on Qatar Privilege Club
  • 14,086 AsiaMiles + 150 Club Points on Asia Miles
  • 14,086 Award Miles on Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
  • 14,086 Miles on Royal Jordanian Royal Club
  • 14,086 Miles on SriLankan FlySmiLes
  • 14,086 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
  • 11,268 Points + 20 Elite Points on Malaysia Airlines Enrich
  • 7,888 Miles on Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.

Iberia’s Business Class

Iberia’s business class layout is 1-2-1, which means that every seat has direct access to an aisle. Their seats can be converted into a flat bed and feature a VOD screen as well as power and USB sockets. Further, Iberia allows you to bring three bags of hold luggage up to 23 kg in their flex fare. Promotional Business Class fares allow only two checked bags.

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The Iberia Business Class seats are very spacious.
Information & Tips for Mexico City

3 Tips for Mexico City

Mexico City is not quite as touristic as, for example, the seaside resort city and party destination Cancun. This means that hardly anybody speaks English, but you also don’t have to be afraid of being ripped off because you look like a tourist. My 3 tips for Mexico City:

  1. Torre Latinoamericana: The office tower – which looks a bit ugly from the outside – offers a fantastic view over the city, especially at dusk. The ticket is valid for several visits over the course of a whole day and costs 110 Pesos (= 4,50€).
  2. Chapultepec Park: There is a free zoo in Chapultepec Park. Even though admission is free, you can admire a total of 252 different animal species.
  3. Teotihuacán: A little outside of town are the impressive pyramids of Teotihuacán. I recommend that you get there early, otherwise you’ll have to wait in line for a long time. I came by public bus (not through an organized tour), I found the instructions on how to do that in this blog. I would also recommend checking out the cave restaurant there!

For getting around Mexico City I recommend using Uber. The countless taco stands are also great and extremely cheap. However, make sure that the meat is adequately cooled. Unfortunately, you often see that raw meat is lying somewhere in the blazing sun.

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