You Trip Report

	DATE	FLIGHT NUMBER	SEAT	AIRCRAFT
13 Jun 22	IB 3640	3D	A320
CLASS	VIEWS	LANGUAGE	AUTHOR
Business Class	46186	English	jetsetpanda

Prologue:

Welcome to the continuation of my trip from MAD to TLS. After arriving from LIS we stayed at the IB Dali lounge and had a good lunch there before our trip.

Getting to the IB lounge can be a bit confusing at MAD.

The IB Dali lounge is located right after the security checkpoint.

There are 2 sections on each side that are very similar. In addition there are showers and a resting area.

Buffet area.

Self serve drinks.

Bar.

Soft drinks and beers are in bottles. A bit old fashioned but charming.

The buffet was pretty varied consisting of a cold soup tapas salads sandwiches fruits and hot dishes.

Salads.

Chickpeas curry with basmati rice.

Rigatoni in 3 cheese sauce with dried tomatoes and rucula.

Mashed potatoes with Extremadura lamb stew.

Cold selection.

Olives sandwiches and pineapple slices.

First round.

Second round.

Roasted peppers and Spanish tortilla with potatoes.

Croque monsieur.

Homemade cuttlefish croquettes.

Viennoiserie.

There was a selection of tuna and vegetarian sandwiches.

Third round.

Love the cuttlefish with black ink tapas.

Boarding was smooth and we were the first ones to enter the plane.

This was an Iberia Express flight.

Friendly crew welcoming pax aboard and distributing sanitary wipes. They reminded pax to wear their masks aboard.

IB Express cabin with thinner seats than regular IB flights.

Nice safety card. ;)

Door closed and pax settled down.

Taxiing.

Bye MAD.

Interesting cloud formation. Pic. courtesy of Vendredi13.

Crew sprung into action once we leveled offering a meal service. Unfortunately there were no menus or a choice but the meal was delicious.

Tomato juice and water for me.

Logo at the bottom of the glass.

FA offered warm bread from a basket.

Delicious meal by Do&Co. Some kind of chicken with a creamy polenta?

Descending into TLS.

Getting the cabin ready.

Landing in TLS. Great views of the city.

========== Barajas Arpt (MAD) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 9/10

Access and parking: 10/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

========== Iberia Dali Lounge ==========

Staff Service: 9/10

Entertainment: /10

Business Center: /10

Food: 10/10

Lounge Design: 0/10

Spa and Bathroom: 10/10

Wifi: 9/10

========== IBERIA - Airline ==========

Cabine comfort: 9/10

Crew: 10/10

Entertainment: /10

On-time performance: 10/10

Appetizer: 8/10

Starter: 0/10

Main Meal: 10/10

Main Meal-2: 0/10

Cheese: 0/10

Desserts: 10/10

Alcohols: 0/10

Mid-flight snack: 0/10

Breakfast or light meal before arrival: 0/10

========== Blagnac Arpt (TLS) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 10/10

Access and parking: 10/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 9/10

Summary:

I have visited the IB Dali lounge before their renovation a few years ago and I can say that I am impressed with the improvements after their latest renovation.

The food has gotten better and there is so much more variety now to please all tastes. I saw staff constantly clearing dishes and maintaining the club clean and in order.

I did not know what to really expect flying IB Express which is the "low cost" arm of the company. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the service was top and the meals catered were satisfying. The crew was attentive and professional at all times which made for a really pleasant trip.

8 Comments

Thomas — Jun 23,2022

A big step up from my previous experience on the ground and in the air. Well done IB.

Thank you my friend :)
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samlecorsaire — Jun 23,2022

Hello
I'm stunned by the quality of the catering at the lougne.
thnak you for sharing
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Casper — Jun 23,2022

Superb all in all, I'm impressed by such a quality meal on board and the lounge is great.

Gracias amigo
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SERGE13 — Jun 23,2022

I am impressed about the quality on board...
Merci
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Emile — Jun 23,2022

Very gooooooood Iberia ! Thank you Panda !
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saraoutou — Jun 23,2022

6 months ago the lounge offer wasn't so generous.
No choice of meal onboard? Waouh even Air Nostrum have pasta o pollo aboard CRJ!
You confirm my goods impressions about IB, can't wait until next month!
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Capoune — Jun 23,2022

Hey!! Salut Adan!!!

I am really surprised by the quality of the lounge and especially the catering for such a short flight!

Thank you for this nice addition to the db and for sharing with us my friend!
Bises
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jetsetpanda — Jul 05,2022

Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback. Sorry it took me this long to reply. It's been a busy vacation. ;)
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