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BUSINESS CLASS : the new Business class seat offers a comfortable format in the sitting/relaxing
position, being arranged in pairs (2x2x2). The seats are the angled lie-flat type, and if you manage to
secure a seat in the front row, the legrest comes more to the horizontal and offers a flatter sleeping
surface. These are one of the better angled lie-flats, and there is less of the sliding down effect that
one experiences with so many other airline angled lie-flat seats. Score : 8/10
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IBERIA BUSINESS CLASS "BUSINESS PLUS" SEAT REVIEW |
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DATE : 24 January 2008 by James Threasher |
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Airbus A340-600 |
CABIN |
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Seat very comfortable in sitting and lie-flat positions. I managed 4 hours of sleep on an 11.5 hour
flight between Madrid and Guatemala City. I am 1.8m tall and with the tilted seat I was glad that
the seat in front was close enough that I plant my feet against it to prevent me from slipping.
In Business Plus the service is good, though not as good as my experience with BA. Food is good and
good choice of wines, but still not up to BA standards (my experience was pre the launch of new
Business class). To listen to the video entertainment, I had to press my finger on the headphone
connector for the entire flight because if I didn't then audio wasn't audible. That left me with a
sore hand after some hours. Replacing headphones didn't work, so obviously problem was in the socket
that you plug into. Also, as usual Iberia pays no attention to punctuality and makes no effort to
organise the boarding process so it becomes a mad struggle.
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IBERIA BUSINESS CLASS "BUSINESS PLUS" SEAT REVIEW |
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DATE : 3 December 2007 by Jeffrey Poster |
AIRCRAFT |
Airbus A340-600 |
CABIN |
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The business class seats are within a rigid shell, arranged in 3 rows of 2 each. Because of the
shell, there is no problem of reclining the seat into the lap (or laptop) of the person behind. The
fully flat position does go under the seat in front, and this makes it difficult to have anything
stored on the floor in the limited area available for that. There is actually much more floor
storage available in the forward bulkhead seats. The motorized controls are easy to manipulate and
there is a one button control that allows easy movement to the fully flat position. I found it
necessary to use the footrest to maintain myself comfortably while sleeping. Also, the interior arm
rest can be moved nearly entirely out of the way and that adds to the seat room, particularly in the
fully reclined position. Overall, as comfortable a business seat as I have used across the
Atlantic. Now, if there were only more commodious overhead storage.
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Date: 1 OCT 2007 |
Aircraft: Airbus A340 |
Cabin: Business Class |
Review: K Smith |
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MIA-MAD. I agree the seat is designed for short people. I am 6'2" and the headrest even though it
moves up was jammed into my shoulder blades. Rows 6 and 7 (secondary business class cabin) is much
more exclusive.
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Date: 25 SEP 2007 |
Aircraft: Airbus A340 |
Cabin: Business Class |
Review: P Garzaro |
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RATING |
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Very comfortable seats, was able to sleep for a few hours. Food great and service professional. A ton
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Date: 21 SEP 2007 |
Aircraft: Airbus A340 |
Cabin: Business Class |
Review: Idat Erdener |
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RATING |
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MEX-MAD-ATH in Business Plus. Flat bed was good compared with some other European airlines. Would
recommend better pillows and blankets for business |
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4 July 2007 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
The Iberia business class seat has been designed for short people -
sitting in them is uncomfortable, sleeping is a bit better but nowhere
near lie flat, the seat in front prevents the footrest to come up
higher. Too bad they didn't space them out a bit more then it would be
ok, like on the first row of the back part in the A 340-300.
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Score: 2/5 (review by J Franken) |
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28 March 2007 |
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Airbus A340-600
Business Class
Mad-Mvd-Mad- new business class seats on quite a number of occasions,
the product is fine and quite comfy - now the service, punctuality and
FA behaviour is something else. I wonder why with this new product IB is
not getting their act together and offer a full good service. Food is
bad and FA inconsistent!
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Score: 3/5 (review by Enrique Simeone) |
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27 February 2007 |
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Airbus A340-600
Business Class
Iberia is very lucky they have relatively decent seats because every other aspect leaves a lot to be
desired. The food, the entertainment and the staff where poor to say the least.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Tarek Madi) |
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7 February 2007 |
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Airbus A340-600
Business Class
To me the widest angled lie-flat seat I´ve recently flown. Massage options quite helpful when
stretching after a good 5 hour sleep in my trip back to Spain. Food OK and winery highly
recommendable.
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Score:
5/5 (review by Antonio Gambó) |
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21 November 2006 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
What a disappointment this new Iberia seat is! Expected something that would be
the premium business class that Iberia had advertised - they show the seat in
ads as being flat, but that is a blatant lie. This is angled lie-flat you will
slide off as you try to sleep, and there are many better options you can now
choose - in Europe, British Airways or Virgin, and to S America it is worth
looking at TAM who do have flat in Business class.
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Score:
1/5 (review by Francis Morton) |
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20 November 2006 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
Madrid to Sao Paulo return. Iberia's most recent business class product is now
comparable to the other major continental european carriers. The seats are not
lie flat. Got around 3-4 hours sleep. Service was good even though cabin was
full both ways. On return leg the IFE was malfunctioned and was eventually shut
down.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Michael Barton) |
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20 November 2006 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
Nice, comfortable angled "lie flat". Nice interiors, video on demand and plenty
of movies and audio channels.
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Score:
5/5 (review by Andres Martin) |
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27 September 2006 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
Flew both the A340-600 and A340-300 recently. Iberia assured me all planes have
now been outfitted with the new Business Plus seats, and both planes were. These
seats are not completely flat. There's a downward bend at the knee and a slight
raising of the head. I'm 6'1" and I couldn't stretch out fully; had to bend my
knees. Also, your feet fit into an area in the back of the seat in front of you
(or a hole in the bulkhead on the 300 in front). When I turned over, I had to
pull my feet out of the nook, turn over, and then reinsert them.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Randy Kahn) |
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27 March 2006 |
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Airbus A340
Business Class
The Business Plus class as they call it if fairly comfortable. The seats are not
100% flat, as someone else mentioned. There's a slight tilt around the knee
region which is quite annoying,but it is good overall. Be carefull because they
have not refurbished all their A340-300. I recently traveled from JNB to MAD in
one of the older ones and it was BAD. Poor foot rest, head recline broken, not
maps and no power ports.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Francisco Alzuru) |
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8 November 2005 |
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Airbus A340
"New" Business Class
Excellent seats - full flat bed recline and quite wide, with hooded / canopy for
privacy. Good footrest, seat adjustment. Slept for over 7 hours - quite an
achievement for me.
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Score:
5/5 (review by Esteban Montestes) |
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7 February 2005 |
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Airbus A340-300
Business Class
GRU-MAD and they still had the "old" 2-2-2 configuration Business Class seats on
a new aircraft which were NOT flat not comfortable. VOD Entertainment good
however and Food was average.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Vishal Daryanani) |
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31 August 2004 |
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Airbus A340-300
First Class
Pajamas, hotel style like slippers, big pillows, warm blankets, caring cabin
staff, excellent catering and very comfortable seats all make Iberia's First
Class a truly First Class experience. However an antiquated in-flight
entertainment system, a lack of arrival lounges and the fact that flight crew do
not refer to passengers by name does keep Iberia’s First Class a fair distance
away from truly world-leading airlines.
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Score:
3/5 (review by Alonso Reig) |
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19 July 2004 |
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Boeing 747-200
First Class
Seat lays flat, foot rest is long enough (I'm 6'1") but foot rest doesn't quite
raise up enough. Big blanket and soft big pillow help, along with PJs
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Score:
3/5 (review by David Marquette) |
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