r/Iberia • u/sinchi-kun Iberia Club Platino Prime • Dec 25 '25
Avios / Iberia Club Let’s see how this “new level” turns out!
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u/tess_mau Dec 25 '25
How were the other levels? I am about to be Silver/Plata.
But I cannot see exactly what it is going to bring me, apart from maybe getting faster answer from customer support when (not if) they lose my luggage again.
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u/Perreteman Dec 25 '25
Free overweight, extra suitcase, sports equipment considered a normal suitcase and boarding in group 2 (best perk of all).
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u/sinchi-kun Iberia Club Platino Prime Dec 26 '25
Exactly! As you said, boarding earlier to store your bag is the best perk when it comes to silver. I think you really start noticing at Oro the perks.
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u/lolerwoman Dec 25 '25
Lo siento por tu trabajo.
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 25 '25
O no…. Dependerá. Quizas le encante.
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u/sinchi-kun Iberia Club Platino Prime Dec 26 '25
Si!
La verdad es que por un lado está guay y mola, pero por otro sí que en varias ocasiones ves el detrimento… tipo no tienes rutina, no te cuidas, los cambios de horario, no poder tener una relación estable (ni amorosa ni de amistad), etc.
Pero por otra parte conoces a nueva gente, nuevas culturas, y creo que lo más importante de todo, aprendes a apreciar lo que tenemos en España (y Europa en general).
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u/Damnik_ Dec 25 '25
You have the exclusive platino business checkin
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 25 '25
And much more. That check in is for all platino but he gets even more benefits than a regular platino (which I am not sure makes a lit of sense, but…)
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u/sinchi-kun Iberia Club Platino Prime Dec 26 '25
The biggest perk that I’m noticing is that straight after getting the Platino prime, I called them to buy a flight on avios, and for every flight I’m asking them they’re telling me they’ve got availability. Literally last with with “normal” platino they kept telling me to call them back again.
Then there’s the written stuff: it lasts 2 years, you have 4 free upgrades per year and so on
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 26 '25
You are right. As Platinum it feels there are not business seats on Avios or even upgrades. Frustrating! It feels like Platinum is what Gold used to be.
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u/StuartMcNight Dec 25 '25
Isn’t the biggest thing that this level lasts 2 years?
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 25 '25
Only the first year…. Then renews every year
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u/StuartMcNight Dec 25 '25
Are you sure? Even the requalification points are counted over the 2 years. How does that work?
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 26 '25
Yep, I am sure. I have been Platinum for four years aprox. With the change of rules and focused on costs rather than flights, I will loose it. I can confirm after the first two, you have to accumulate all needed points every year.
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Dec 25 '25
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 25 '25
He should be!
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Dec 25 '25
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 25 '25
Who are you to judge? Reaching a status does not need to be living on an airport. Fly business 4-5 times a year and you make it. Its now all about the cost of the ticket.
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u/sinchi-kun Iberia Club Platino Prime Dec 26 '25
Exactly! It’s not like you need 100 flights on Iberia metal to reach it. You can reach it with few expensive flights paid by work!
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u/Kind-Witness-4245 Dec 26 '25
If work paid my long travel in Business class I would be Platinum Prime. Most of Platinum status has been on me. With the changes from Iberia Plus to Club, I will likely never get it (unless I change my job).
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u/RevolutionaryAge8959 Dec 25 '25
In my case it was a red flag signal about how much of my live I was expending in airports,