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“Miserable airline with miserable staff. Worst flying experience.”
Review of Iberia


Reviewed July 4, 2024

Worst airline I have flown with. They over sell the flight then don’t let you check in online the day before. When you get to check in at airport they put you on standby and say you have to hope no one turns up for the flight. Stressful and not acceptable. The airport staff are all unhelpful and rude, evidently working for this airline and dealing with the torrent of customer complaints is a miserable task.

Date of travel: July 2024
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Reviewed July 3, 2024

The flight was delayed and then the ground staff was very rude, snappy, and abused their power. Would never fly Iberia again.

Date of travel: July 2024
Thank Grace Z
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Reviewed June 30, 2024

Customer service was very helpful. In flight entertainment had many options to keep busy throughout the flight. The seats were very comfortable. The only downside was do to a tight connection they lost my luggage. Lucky it was found and delivered to my hotel 2 days later.

Date of travel: June 2024
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Thank Sebastian Q
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Reviewed June 29, 2024

Don’t you fly with this airline unless you your entire reservation screwed up. The pilot arrived 20 minutes late to Dulles and got the the connecting destination late. Leaving about 15 minutes to make your connecting flight. Oh let’s not forget the cabin door close 15 minutes early.

Get to the gate the lady say flight is over booked and completed go see customer service. This is at MAD airport. 20 passengers were sent to lberia customer service.

The lady booked me for a new flight and say my return flight is suspended. And she just has no idea why and states to call airline. Spent hours on phone with British airways and Hotwire. British airways says you were put in as a no show. I explain to them not true me and 20 other passengers were told we can’t get on.

They raised my stress level extremely high. Some many things went wrong. Did they lie about the no show and over book. Don’t do it. A disappointment awaits your future and spending extreme money to book return flight.

Date of travel: June 2024
Thank Latasha B
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Reviewed June 29, 2024

A dreadful airline whose employees continuously demonstrate how much they hate their lives coupled with systems that are antiquated and inefficient. Customer service is reluctant at best at this airline. Iberia offered the only non-stop flight from California to Spain and that was our sole selection criteria. We bought tickets four months in advance, but as flight time approached, Iberia reached out to offer a $481 travel voucher to change our travel dates when they realized the flight was in demand and they could sell our tickets for more. I frustratingly entered travel document info (passport number, frequent flier, etc) over thirty times into their reservation system and the info never registered. It required a two-hour call with customer service (almost impossible to reach) to have to input the same info another six times before it 'stuck'. My reservation never reflected on Iberia’s App that made me nervous. I had to continually input the record locator from the reservation for Iberia to find my booking. The 'add booking' function doesn't work on their app. Check-in is a brave new world. Iberia's app informed that my flight was available for check-in however my ticket was deemed “not eligible” for app check-in so I'd need to go to the airport check-in desk. If you don't go to the airport to check-in the day before, Iberia will void and resell your seats and you will need to BUY NEW tickets. I was able to ultimately check-in with my laptop over a land line from a hotel. Fortunately, I was aware of the Iberia check-in scam from other reviews so I carried my laptop for my three-week vacation otherwise our tickets would have been vacated by Iberia. They hold your feet to the fire to comply with their protocols, yet their antiquated and unreliable systems are frequently unavailable so it becomes a game of Russian roulette to comply. Need to go to the Iberia check-in desk to get your boarding passes? Well you best check their hours of operation; Iberia doesn’t have an open check-in desk, and they arrive late and leave early. Iberia’s app only permits you to check in, if they determine that your ticket is “eligible”. (No clue what eligibility criteria might be). Iberia is a horror show and an anxiety roller coaster.

Date of travel: June 2024
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