{"id":15830,"date":"2023-06-06T20:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=15830"},"modified":"2023-06-06T20:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:26:24","slug":"how-i-finally-got-my-iberia-refund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/06\/06\/how-i-finally-got-my-iberia-refund\/","title":{"rendered":"How I finally got my Iberia refund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Iberia&#8217;s website is, to put it mildly, a mess. I&#8217;ve encountered countless errors when logging into my account, searching for flights or making a booking.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/iberia.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/iberia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6301\" width=\"500\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/iberia.png 1000w, https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/iberia-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/dev-test.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/iberia-768x171.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When I needed to cancel an Avios flight a few years ago however, it was a smooth experience. As far as I can remember, it was just a matter of clicking a button on their website and the refund was on the way, not any harder than with any other airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems to have gone for the worse though. I had to cancel another Avios flight, booked through Iberia, about two months ago. It wasn&#8217;t possible online, and I was told to call an Iberia Plus number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took the agent a while to process my request, and he somehow needed to calculate the refund amount on the call. Afterwards I could see my booking cancelled on Iberia&#8217;s website, but neither the Avios or the fees were ever returned to my account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it were a cash ticket I&#8217;d have had applied for a chargeback from Amex before long, but with Avios involved it&#8217;s much more complicated. I&#8217;m not sure what&#8217;s going on with Iberia, but my case is definitely not isolated. In fact some people are reported to have waited for more than one year now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could keep calling Iberia Plus&#8217;s customer service number but don&#8217;t expect a positive outcome. Fortunately someone shared an email address <em>cacgestionjuridica@iberia.es<\/em>, which seems to be Iberia&#8217;s Legal \/ Service Recovery department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the original e-ticket sent, I received an Avios re-redeposit email, and a response from them within five days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>We apologise for the inconvenience caused in relation to flight IB0000 of 1\/01\/2022.<br><br>With regard to your request, we have processed a refund of\u00a032.48 USD, which you will receive in a few days&#8217; time through the same channel you used to make payment.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn&#8217;t bother to change the email template, but I was happy about the quick turnaround. The refund hit my credit card account two days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are requesting a refund from Iberia, try the aforementioned email address and fingers crossed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iberia&#8217;s website is, to put it mildly, a mess. I&#8217;ve encountered countless errors when logging into my account, searching for flights or making a booking. When I needed to cancel an Avios flight a few years ago however, it was a smooth experience. 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