Fri 3/4/2005 9:18 PM
Iberia
We flew from San Francisco to Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2005- a 23 hour trip. We considered using frequent flier mileage for some, if not all of the trip, until we found an outrageously low price on Iberia, Spain's Airline. For only $860. each, we flew San Francisco to New York (JFK) to Madrid to Johannesburg! Our 11-year-old nephew who flew with us was even cheaper at $640- $105. per leg- unbeatable!!
Arriving in the morning, we had a long layover in Madrid (17 hours) so we took a taxi into the centre, got a hotel, took a nap and then walked around Madrid visiting the Palace (Europe's largest), shopping, and having lunch and dinner. Our flight was a night flight over Africa to J'berg- we slept the entire way.
The food was decent- no good seat tv's or video games (to my nephew's disappointment), but when the next competitive price to Iberia's was Deltas at twice the cost - $1700, it was no doubt, a GREAT deal.
All in all, I think Iberia delivered excellent value for the price and I would travel with them again, which says it all!