Best deal Iberia Air out of Chicago, or northwest, any comments on Iberia or a choice of the 2?

Go Northwest. <BR>A flight on Iberia is absolutely stinking hell on earth. An everyone else I know who has flown that airline has had similar experiences. I know of no one who ever flew Iberia twice.

Thumbs down on Iberia. Their service stinks! As they were not too long ago a government owned airline, employees have a very indifferent attitude towards customers. Also don't expect any compensation if there are flight or baggage problems!

After my last expericnce with Iberia, I would not use them under any circumstances. Ron

Please give me details. I have a short flight from Barcelona to Majorca and back on Iberia. It is unsafe or just unfriendly?

There seems to be a difference between flying Iberia from the US (did it once and would rather not do it again) and within Spain. We have flown Iberia several times between Madrid and Malaga and had no problems. <BR>Kay, I don't think you should worry about your flight out of Barcelona. Have a great time in Spain!

Thanks for the help Judi!

jeri, all others things being equal -- and it certainly doesn't look like that is NOT the case -- you would still be better off on Northwest because that airline will be more useful to you going forward. Before you pull the trigger on your ticket, join WorldPerks and get a number to enter into your record (if you are not already a member):<BR><BR>http://www.nwa.com/features/wpchoices.html<BR><BR>Then go through the rest of the promotions on their website and sign up for anything that might possibly apply to you with your new WorldPerks number. Leverage that long-haul ticket into a jump-start on future bennies. Happy Contrails!

Iberia is partnered with American - in fact the direct Chicago-Madrid flight is a codeshare between the two, but it is Iberia's plane and staff.<BR><BR>I've flown Iberia a half-dozen times, and while I don't like them, I lived to tell abut it. Strangely, the best airline meal I ever had was on Iberia's Athens-Madrid flight. (wine, pate, smoked fish, salad, cheese, beef stew - for lunch in coach!)<BR><BR>Northwest, I believe, is not a direct flight Chicago-Madrid. That is what makes the difference to me.