Ok, I'll be the first one to ask - - - What airline is the A343 on? . . . or did you mean an A333? Air France has A343's but DelWest doesn't. Personally, I don't usually make my decisions based mostly on aircraft type. I go by price, schedule, seat availability. Non-stop would be a HUGE bonus, in my opinion, especially if it's a free ticket, but a connection, depending on the routing, would be more miles - but then again, sometimes the additional miles for the connection isn't worth the extra time involved. MANY poeple say AVOD is one of the most important to them - not me. WAY too many things to consider!!