Weekend in Madrid with Real Madrid
Weekend in Madrid with Real Madrid
Weekend in Madrid with Real Madrid
via Air France La Première and BA Club World
March 2026
After a great Real Madrid night at Bernabéu, it’s an early wake up for my Iberia flight to London and then BA to Denver.
What a mess this airport is if you are not flying domestic Schengen. Just an insane 34 minute trek from Fast Track security to my Terminal 4S gate… long winding walks with terrible signage, passport, more walking, passport, a long train ride and more long walks. And no Iberia lounge anywhere I could find in Terminal 4S.
FastTrack security opens at 5am.
The train to Terminal 4 Satellte which may as well be in another time zone.
At least I'm getting exercise this morning.
Madrid MAD to London LHR
Iberia IB 711
A320
6:40am-8:25am
March 15, 2026
Cost: 262€
My Royal Air Maroc One World Emerald status did me priority Group 0 boarding and exceptional on board recognition and service on my fake Business Class fight to London.
Not sure why there are 2 Business Class groups.
The best of a bad lot of Eurofraud Business Class.
Iberia breakfast.
View of Heathrow before we circle around and land.
My Instagram video of my morning with Iberia.
British Airways First Class Lounge at Heathorw Terminal 5
From experience connecting at Heathrow, it’s just easier to use the eGates to enter the UK and then head upstairs and use BA First Class check-in and security T5. Worked perfectly again today and gave me a couple of hours in the BA First Class lounge.
Just a little chaotic here.
But quiet and pleasant at the bar... at 9am.
The terrace is almost always more quiet and relaxing than inside.
At T-90, I headed off the B gates.
Always a pleasant experience here. LOL
Checking out the BA Lounge in the B concourse.
British Airways Business Class London to Denver
And the last leg home.
Typical Denver weather awaiting me. 88F later in the week,
London LHR to Denver DEN
British Airways BA 219
777-200ER
12:25pm-4:30pm
March 15, 2026
Cost: 83,650 BA Avios
The usual chaotic BA boarding.
Nice looking Business Class cabin.
My home for 9 hours.
Totally exhausted, I skipped food and went to sleep right after take-off and didn’t wake up for nearly 7 hours, with just over 2 hours before landing.
Wow, woke up and I'm almost home.
Today's menu...
Pesto chicken and cheese sandwich on "homemade LOL" brioche bun.
75F when I left 2 days ago. Now this. But not to worry, 88F in another few days.
Yay, Global Entry is back and I was the first and only person in line.
What a fun whirlwind visit to Madrid. Thanks for following along.
My Instagram video of my BA flight from London to Denver.
