Hi there... I live in Pennsylvania, just over the border from Trenton. It takes me an hour to get to PHL and 90 minutes to get to EWR.

My rule of thumb for years has been that if I can get a direct flight from PHL, I'll fly from there, but if I had to connect, I would look at EWR. I used to live in NYC and was spoiled with selection, but that was years ago...

Because of the lack of direct routes from PHL, I'm always taking a different carrier and have had a very hard time obtaining any kind of airline status. Add the fact that I'm just not a big fan of the carriers at PHL have made me consider using EWR exclusively and just sucking up the extra hour of driving.

Help me decide... what should I do, and why?

Thanks from a long-time lurker...