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You can fly to Gatwick via Madrid with AirEuropa from Santo Domingo. That way they check your luggage right through. I usually go to Madrid with Air Europa and then take an Easyjet flight from there to my nearest UK airport. It works out cheaper and more convenient for me. You do have to reclaim your luggage in Madrid, but it's all quite easy and in the same building. My next attempt is with Jet Blue from POP to JFK and then with Virgin to Heathrow. It was by far the cheapest and I am told the service is excellent, so we shall see. I hate going through JFK, I have to say. You have to walk miles and some of the staff are very snotty for no reason. When flying back, they have all asked to see my proof of residency.