Absolutely - go back! This way needs more clicks! Loading a new page takes longer than scrolling through a list, folks.
At least the jump table at the end of the topics for a forum hasn't changed. Once you get to a forum you can get to others as easily as before. However, saying "at least part of it didn't get worse" is not praise for the new design.
And thanks, kyklin, for telling us what happened to AA. (Funny, it's in its usual place after America West in the jump table.)
You (FlyerTalk) might want to check out Sari Kalin's article on Web site usability, "Mazed and Confused," in the April 1 issue of _CIO_.
And shouldn't this whole thread be in FlyerTalk Suggestions?