[Gocamino] Iberia Air Connections

[blaroli at aol.com]

As it happens, I am presently in Seville and transferred  in Madrid from a  New York flight . While we had just over an hour to go from the international area to the domestic one we barely, just barely, made it, and then only because the passport check in, surprisingly, was not as crowded as usual. During the transfer besides passport control there is  re-x-raying of carry ons and what have you.. The new Barajas airport is very big and confusing: one has to take a train from the domestic to the international areas, or viceversa,  and go up and down, a few elevators. I should think that unless one speaks Spanish fluently and is capable of pinning down and asking airport employees passing by for directions the going from one area to the other would be very dicey since the signs are not at all clear  and all the ways to go look pretty much the same.
Personally, I have resolved to ask my travel agent, for my next trip to Spain outside of Madrid, to request at least one more hour leeway to make a transfer.  The five or six times in the past when I missed the connection I was put on the next plane (but then during Holy Week planes go from Madrid to Seville  every three hours or so during the daytime). The luggage rarely, if ever, arrives with me, but Iberia has never failed to deliver it later on directly to my hotel. 
Perhaps you can put the question directly to Iberia (they have an 800 number) as to whether or not they´ll put you up if you miss the connection.
At any rate, Spain is gloriously worth whatever stress..... and then some.
Hugs!
Rosina 

blaroli at aol.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Jilek <guha2005 at hotmail.com>
To: gocamino <gocamino at oakapple.net>
Sent: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 2:54 pm
Subject: [Gocamino] Iberia Air Connections



 went to the Iberia Airlines site to check fares to Spain this summer.  I found 
 reasonable (by today's standards) round trip fare, but there was one hitch.  
he return flight that they offered for this fare would have me arriving in 
adrid from Santiago at 10:45 and my Chicago bound flight is supposed to leave 
t 11:50.  That seems very close timing to me, but that is what Iberia has laid 
ut.  I know that I would be in the same terminal, and I also would have just 
arry on luggage, but does this connection seem possible to those of you who may 
ave had to transfer flights in Madrid?  What would happen if I missed the 
nternational flight because I could not make the connection in time?  Since 
beria suggested the flights, are they liable to either put me up for the night 
r find me a new flight, or would I be just "out of luck".
I am wondering if the stress of making that flight home is worth the money I 
ould be saving....  Any opinions????????????
Glenn
		 	   		  
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