Wendell--agreed. Great flights are a thing of the past! Regardless, your chance for a FUBAR goes up exponentially any time you have to connect. Those who have the ability to get a nonstop from ANYWHERE are at a great advantage. We routinely drive the 3.5 hours one way to Miami for a nonstop. It's still 2 hours one way from here even for a connecting flight, so it's not that much longer a trip, but generally worth it. The only times we have had any issues recently -- and most of our flights have been on AA -- have been connections, usually out of Tampa..
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