{"id":23828,"date":"2025-05-28T21:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=23828"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:56:21","slug":"iberia-plus-avios-redemption-devaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2025\/05\/28\/iberia-plus-avios-redemption-devaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Iberia Plus Avios redemption devaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some on Flyertalk<\/a> spotted an upcoming devaluation to the Iberia Plus program about one week ago, which officially came into effect in the last day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can view the new redemption and upgrade chart on Iberia’s website<\/a>. Here’s the one for off-peak redemption, with comparison to the old chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distance (miles)<\/th>Cabin<\/th>Original<\/th>New<\/th>Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
0\u2013650<\/td>Basic<\/td>4,500<\/td>3,500<\/td>-1,000 (-22.2%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>6,750<\/td>7,000<\/td>+250 (+3.7%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>9,000<\/td>9,750<\/td>+750 (+8.3%)<\/td><\/tr>
651\u20131,150<\/td>Basic<\/td>7,500<\/td>6,500<\/td>-1,000 (-13.3%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>11,250<\/td>12,500<\/td>+1,250 (+11.1%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>15,000<\/td>16,500<\/td>+1,500 (+10.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
1,151\u20132,000<\/td>Basic<\/td>10,000<\/td>9,500<\/td>-500 (-5.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>15,000<\/td>16,000<\/td>+1,000 (+6.7%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>20,000<\/td>22,000<\/td>+2,000 (+10.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
2,001\u20133,000<\/td>Basic<\/td>11,000<\/td>10,500<\/td>-500 (-4.5%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>16,000<\/td>17,000<\/td>+1,000 (+6.3%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>21,250<\/td>23,000<\/td>+1,750 (+8.2%)<\/td><\/tr>
3,001\u20134,000<\/td>Basic<\/td>17,000<\/td>16,000<\/td>-1,000 (-5.9%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>22,000<\/td>25,000<\/td>+3,000 (+13.6%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Premium Economy<\/td>25,500<\/td>29,500<\/td>+4,000 (+15.7%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>34,000<\/td>40,500<\/td>+6,500 (+19.1%)<\/td><\/tr>
4,001\u20135,500<\/td>Basic<\/td>21,250<\/td>20,000<\/td>-1,250 (-5.9%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>27,750<\/td>31,250<\/td>+3,500 (+12.6%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Premium Economy<\/td>31,750<\/td>36,750<\/td>+5,000 (+15.7%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>42,500<\/td>50,500<\/td>+8,000 (+18.8%)<\/td><\/tr>
5,501\u20136,500<\/td>Basic<\/td>25,500<\/td>24,000<\/td>-1,500 (-5.9%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>33,250<\/td>37,250<\/td>+4,000 (+12.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Premium Economy<\/td>38,250<\/td>44,000<\/td>+5,750 (+15.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>51,000<\/td>60,500<\/td>+9,500 (+18.6%)<\/td><\/tr>
6,501\u20137,000<\/td>Basic<\/td>29,750<\/td>28,250<\/td>-1,500 (-5.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>38,750<\/td>42,750<\/td>+4,000 (+10.3%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Premium Economy<\/td>44,250<\/td>51,000<\/td>+6,750 (+15.3%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>59,500<\/td>70,500<\/td>+11,000 (+18.5%)<\/td><\/tr>
>7,000<\/td>Basic<\/td>42,500<\/td>41,000<\/td>-1,500 (-3.5%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Comfort<\/td>55,250<\/td>60,000<\/td>+4,750 (+8.6%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Premium Economy<\/td>63,750<\/td>71,000<\/td>+7,250 (+11.4%)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Business<\/td>85,000<\/td>97,000<\/td>+12,000 (+14.1%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first change is the introduction of Economy Basic<\/em>, which is non-refundable and has no baggage allowance<\/strong>. Workaround: if you book the same flight on ba.com instead, you’ll be charged the Basic <\/em>fare (at least for now) but it remains refundable for a \u00a335 admin fee. If I’m not mistaken Iberia Plus Silver and Oneworld Sapphire passengers are entitled to one checked bag even on hand-baggage-only fares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the headline cost in economy class has technically decreased, the former economy redemption now corresponds to the new Economy Comfort<\/em>, which means we are seeing a price hike in all three cabins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, and I never thought I’d say it one day as a consumer, I somehow think the “devaluation” was long overdue. Even after the change, their redemption chart for long-haul business class is still exceptionally generous:<\/p>\n\n\n\n