More UK-Spain Summer sun routes launched by Iberia – possible Avios redemption ideas

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• James says:

  11 Feb11 February 07:15

  The TFN service is currenty extremely cheap, so cheap that it might be an error… £133 return possible.

  • Phillip says:

    11 Feb11 February 07:22

    MAD-TFN can usually be had for 99 Euros so £133 doesn’t seem too unreasonable if you can get the lowest price.

• Paula says:

  11 Feb11 February 07:51

  Don’t be so dismissive of Vigo, or of the whole region, Galicia, just because you’ve never heard of it. This is one of Spain’s most authentic areas, which thankfully doesn’t get overrun by tourists in the same way as other parts of the country. The reason for this is mainly because of the weather. You’re never guaranteed sun, but that doesn’t matter because the food, people and natural rugged beauty make up for it. Flights to Galicia (Vueling offers flights to 2 different airports) are usually booked solid, especially in August when the large community of Gallegos living in the UK go home for the summer.

  • Matt says:

    11 Feb11 February 11:04

    I second that – beautiful countryside, great food, amazing old cities like Pontevedra and Santiago de Compostela. Well worth a visit.

• andystock says:

  11 Feb11 February 08:08

  Would these 2 routes not be better served by Gatwick than Heathrow too free up slots at Heathrow?

  • Rob says:

    11 Feb11 February 09:41

    Exactly – they are even taking T5 stands at a time when BA is having to move services into T3 due to overcrowding at T5. It may, possibly, be ‘slot sitting’ for BA if they cut some business flights over the Summer.

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  11 Feb11 February 08:13

  Would add: be careful of Air Nostrum business!

  When they flew MAD-GLA, we booked the brother- and mum-in law in business…..

  Same seats (but less legroom than the emergency exit), none of the Business perks (like parking at MAD etc), but you got a sandwich and lounge access.

  Not really worth it! (bit like I hear BA Club Europe is going, but we take Easyjet now)

• Wade says:

  11 Feb11 February 09:09

  Weird how there’s a service to Vigo but nothing direct to Valencia! Even the connecting flight via MAD gets you in around midnight, which isn’t massively convenient.

• AlanYoung says:

  11 Feb11 February 10:02

  LTN / VGO
  Seats are now available for Avios redemptions at ba.com. It is 15,000 Avios + £30 in Economy (no Reward Flight Saver on Iberia but taxes out of Luton are low anyway) and 30,000 Avios + £43 in Business.
  Is this only by telephone as I cannot see anything via the BA.com site?

  • David says:

    11 Feb11 February 13:33

    Are you searching on a day the flight is operating? Search for a redemption from “London (all)” as BA.com doesn’t understand Luton airport, but it will find the flight for a redemption that way.

• Rich says:

  11 Feb11 February 10:14

  Air Nostrum used to fly to Vigo from Gatwick……

  This is good(ish) news but I am already booked to Bilbao. It’s a schlep from there but I will have to console myself with the fact that the BIO flights just clip Band 1 so 9k avios.

  • Rich says:

    11 Feb11 February 10:16

    And I think even tho’ Valencia is Spain’s 3rd city, it’s proximity to Alicante which has a huge range of usually cheap flight options is what deters operators.
    I haven’t flown to VLC for 10 years. (GB airways then)

• George says:

  11 Feb11 February 10:18

  Great! Now my girlfriend and i can go back to Vigo direct. Instead of the LHR-MAD MAD-VGO.

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