Originally Posted by
jackal
Was this just a hypothetical to stimulate discussion (or help you develop your own point of view), or was this a real question about two alternatives you had?
If it was the latter, I'm curious what your routing would have been.
It was a little of both. It was about my deciding between ONT-DFW-TPA or ONT-IAH-TPA in First/Business, or LAX-MCO in Coach. There is one LAX-TPA flight on DL/NW, but it's a red-eye going out and a 7am departure coming back - neither of which is appealing to me.
I wanted to leave the question a little bit vague so that I'd get a broad idea of where others stand on the issue.
Thank you for your very detailed response.