Rome Travel Forum

I am traveling from NYC to Rome on Iberia. I, unfortunately, have a hour and a half layover in Madrid. Can anyone tell me about the Layover and plane switching routine in Madrid? I know sometimes you must get your bag and recheck it...is this the case?

will i have to go through customs again?

Please help.

I think you could best repeat your question in the Madrid forum where the actual layover is taking place. There people will most probably give you the best answers.

Check with Iberia airlines (I assume you are flying to Madrid with them?). It depends on them whether your bags will be checked through to your onward flight or not.

If you are not flying with Iberia to Madrid, then you will most likely have to collect your bags, check them in and go through security again during your layover.

Just answered extensively on your other posting.

the only thing you need to do is to know if you have a "direct flight" from NYC to Rome with Iberia. Direct flight means you may have a transit point but you only check your luggage at your city of departure and pick it up in your city/airport of arrival. The airline will take care of your baggage transfer from one plane to another. A direct flight does not also mean that it has to be the same airline because Iberia might "code-share" flights with any One-world member airline.

If there is no way to know if you got a direct flight, you will know when you check in on your flight date. If the check in attendant gives your boarding pass both NYC-Madrid and Madrid-Rome it means you have a direct flight. When there is doubt, anyhow you can always clarify with them (Iberia personnel)