Originally Posted by
transportprof
Your only option to stick with UA would be to give up non-stop Tcon flights and switch to connections via DEN or IAH or ORD into LGA. Depending where you're heading on LI, this might be workable on the ground, but it would add a couple of hours of travel time, overall.
And if this doesn't work and if you want to use points for global reward flights,then AA is probably your best bet for now.
+1. In the lengthy discussion that was had over this move, folks on LI were definitely the ones most negatively impacted.
As it sounds like OP does a decent amount of TCON, I would recommend moving to another airline that does JFK-SFO non-stop. Any of the other major airlines would work, but if you like accumulating miles, it's probably best to hop to AA and rack 'em up while their mileage-based RDM exists.