Originally Posted by
Gunfighter
The missing component in the decision between NYC and ATL is what your relative seniority will be within each base/category. You may be a lineholder with a commutable schedule on the 7ER out of JFK, but on reserve or flying un commutable trips out of ATL.
With both Delta and Jet Blue as options from AUS to JFK, plus UA into EWR, the commute to NYC is doable on good weather days.
Is there a clean way to get from EWR to JFK? The best I can find on the interweb is a train trip with three train changes. I appreciate you broadening my understanding though. There are actually 10 trips a day from Austin to all the NYC airports. That is a lot of options! I just have to figure out how to get from one to another once I get up there.