What airlines other than British Air/ Iberia fly out of LHR into Madrid. I can't seem to find much.

As far as I know they are indeed the only operators of direct flights. Hence, you will nearly always get cheaper fares from London Gatwick, not only with BA but also Easyjet.

WWW.traveljungle.co.uk will save you lots of time searching and will also look for indirect flights if time is less important to you than price.

Jamongris writes: When I flew EasyJet London-Madrid it was out of London (Luton) which, as I understood was Easyjet's London 'Hub.'

Thanks all.
I prefer flying out of LHR because my flight from the U.S.(on Virgin)lands at Heathrow and I'd hate to go straight away to another airport to get into Spain. I used B.A. last time out and liked it. I was just looking to save a few Euros.

Thanks again!

Eddie, Easyjet started 10 years ago from London Luton and became by far the biggest airline there. The owners then decided to develop Luton and build a new departures building, and charge all airlines more to use the airport. Note, Luton is not owned by BAA, unlike Stanstead, Gatwick and Heathrow.

Easyjet were against this policy because it contradicted what they were trying to achieve in bringing down European air fares, so they launched a campaign against it which included developing routes out of both Stanstead and Gatwick. While Luton does still have the majority of Easyjet flights Gatwick is now a close second. There ar in the Summer three scheduled Easyjet flights a day to Madrid from Gatwick, in addition to the two from Luton. I suggested Gatwick because Heathrow to Gatwick is marginally easier than Heathrow to Luton.

Easyjet have modified their web site now btw, so when you search for flights from London, you may either specify Luton or Gatwick, or search all of them. There can be significant price differences, especially if one flight has been booked by a group, so it is always worth checking all routes.

Hope you find that useful.