I use the Cathay MAD-HKG-SIN-HKG-MAD regularly and aside from the challenges of Madrid airport it is a far better option. CX´s Madrid service is 5 days a week From SIN connecting in HKG on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday. The Barcelona service is summer schedule only. Barcelona Airport from now to mid-September is a zoo specifically leaving Spain because the city is awash with tourism!!. It took me an hour to get through passport control and if I had not got Priority security that would have been another hour+.
