Iberia appears to have added extra flights on the Washington, DC - Madrid route. More availability for the winter schedule! Also there’s plenty of availability across multiple North American cities to/from Madrid next summer as well! There’s also an exciting new Avios tool to help quickly find flights on Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Aer Lingus here on the official Avios website.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the American Express 30% transfer bonus so you can book flights for as low as ~32k points one-way (vs. 40.5k off-peak rate). Otherwise, peak rates are still only 59k points in business class each way. Still a great deal even without any transfer bonus!
Fly Iberia business class between North America and Madrid
Routes: DFW/MAD; JFK/MAD & EWR/MAD; ORD/MAD; IAD/MAD; MIA/MAD
Airline: Iberia
Programs to book with: British Airways, Iberia
Travel timeline: January to August 2026
Cost: 40.5k points (off peak) to 59k points (peak) from East Coast & Chicago. 50.5k points (off peak) to 74k points (peak) from DFW & MIA
Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Chase, Wells Fargo, Rove
Summary: Fly lie-flat business class on Iberia. Flights are on A321s, A330s, or A350s. All have direct aisle access!
Why I like this deal: 1) Great cost, 2) Many dates have 2 seats, 3) Availability during peak summer travel season 2027
Dates with 2 business class seats
BOS-MAD
July 2027: 5, 6, 11-13, 15-21, 23, 25-27, 31
August: 1-4
MAD-BOS
June 2027: 11, 13, 15-17, 19, 23, 25
July: 2, 6, 11, 13, 15, 19-31
August: 1-4
DFW-MAD
July 2027: 20, 25, 30, 31
August: 2-4
MAD-DFW
April: 14
May 2027: 14
July: 3, 13, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28-31
August: 4
JFK-MAD
August: 11-13, 17, 18, 22
January 2027: 25
July: 4, 7-10, 13, 17-19, 25, 26, 31
August: 1-3
MAD-JFK
August: 27
September: 3, 4
December: 9, 18, 22, 24
January 2027: 28
February: 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 18, 25
March: 24
April: 6
May: 3, 6, 12
June: 14, 17, 18, 26, 30
July: 16, 19-22, 26-31
August: 1, 2, 4
EWR-MAD
July 2027: 9, 10, 12-18, 25, 28, 31
August: 1-3
MAD-EWR
June 2027: 14, 16, 17, 19, 29, 30
July: 1-3, 7, 8, 13-15, 19-22, 24-31
August: 1-3
ORD-MAD
August: 12, 13, 17-19, 21, 23-26
January 2027: 1
July: 27
August: 1-4
MAD-ORD
August: 13, 19-21, 23, 25, 27, 29-31
September: 3-5, 11
December: 20, 23, 24
July 2027: 22
August: 1
IAD-MAD
November: 10, 17
December: 8, 12
January 2027: 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26
February: 2, 6, 9, 16, 23, 27
March: 2, 9, 13, 16, 23, 27
July: 7, 10, 11, 14, 18-21, 23, 25-29
August: 1-4
MAD-IAD
November: 3, 5, 8, 14, 17, 24
December: 8, 15, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29
January 2027: 16, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30
February: 2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 23, 25
March: 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 23
April: 7
June: 17, 22
July: 15, 19-21, 23, 26-30
August: 2, 4
MIA-MAD
August: 11, 13-17
January 2027: 2, 9
July: 5-7, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 27-31
August: 2-4
MAD-MIA
August: 25
September: 1
December: 24
January 2027: 27
March: 13
April: 8, 13, 22, 24
May: 12
June: 14, 15, 21, 22
July: 1-10, 14, 16, 17, 20-24, 26-29, 31
August: 2-4
Cost breakdown
Note: You can generally transfer points freely between airline programs that use Avios (Aer Lingus, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Qatar Airways). Use Avios.com to facilitate transfers. Names across programs need to generally match exactly. Some programs (Iberia and Qatar) also generally need your loyalty account open at least 90 days before moving points to another Avios program.
British Airways: 40.5k points (off-peak) to 74k points (peak) + $138-150 in tax/fees each way. British Airways charges $55 for changes/cancellations. Note: May not be able to select seats if you book through BA until check-in.
Transfer Partners: Direct from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Wells Fargo. Indirect from Citi and Rove
Iberia: 40.5k points (off-peak) to 74k points (peak) + $138-150 in tax/fees each way. Iberia charges €25 to change or cancel.
Transfer Partners: Direct from Amex, Bilt, Chase, Wells Fargo. Indirect from Capital One, Citi, Rove
Transfer bonus: There’s a 30% transfer bonus from American Express to British Airways or Iberia.
Cost by route (US-MAD)
Destination | Off Peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|
East Coast + Chicago | 40.5k points | 59k points |
Dallas + Miami | 50.5k points | 74k points |
How to search and book?
Use the new Avios.com tool that now offers a calendar view to quickly find dates.
Source: Avios.com
To book. Use British Airways or Iberia site.
1) On the Iberia site, log into your account to search for award flights.
2) After logging in, input desired dates and destinations and choose the “Pay with Avios” option. Also choose your cabin as “Business”. Then hit search.
Source: Iberia
3) You should see what flights are available and the total cost. You can also click on the flight and it will show the tax/fees.
Source: Iberia
4) You can restart your search with the desired # of passengers to confirm availability is still showing. Then transfer your points to book!
Iberia business class experience
Iberia generally has 3 airplane configurations they fly between US-Madrid.
There is the A330 which is an older 1-2-1 layout.
Source: Aerolopa (left) and One Mile at a Time (right)
There is a newer A350 business class (that has doors). Can be found on JFK and ORD routes.
Source: Aerolopa (left) and Iberia (right)
There is also the new A321XLR with a 1-1 layout.
Source: Aerolopa (left) and One Mile at a Time (right)
Review #1: A330 MIA-MAD (One Mile at a Time)
Review #2: A330 MAD-ORD (Flight-Report)
Review #3: New A350 BOG-MAD (Knight of Malta)
Review #4: A321 MAD-IAD (One Mile at a Time)
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