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I commute from TX to JFK. More flights than Boston. Almost every 90 minutes vs 7-9 for the entire day. Almost can never get into JFK. AA runs a 737 and always has a jumpseater. Delta runs a CRJ 900. Always full. I don’t know what you mean when you say good options to JFK. In 4 years Ive never seen “good” flight loads. Twice I spent 4 hrs in a 175 or CRJ jumpseat as a last resort.
It’s the LGA shuffle most of the time. In the jumpseat 20% of time. Middle seat, last row, between seat straining passengers 40% of time. But the other 40% I get upgraded to mediocre.
Nothing beats a trans con red eye followed by a one hour $42 Uber between JFK-LGA and a 3.5 hour flight home.
How bout a transcon redeye followed by a transcon commute but oh, sorry, the backs full and the jumpseat’s taken, and it’s like that for the rest of the day, so it turns into a 2 leg transcon commute. Thankfully for us, our new west coast and Texas focus cities are right around the corner.