Time will tell.

Why isn't there a seemless transition at Jamaica from the LIRR? If they had done that, this thing would be fantastic. Why can't the Airtrain be on LIRR tracks and then go into and out of Manhattan?

Since these "planners" decided not to connect the tracks, where are the escalators to ease the transition from one track to the other? If you think women like myself are going to carry luggage AND laptops up steps in Jamaica-----you got another thing coming.

Why not charge $10-20 but facilitate one train between JFK and Manhattan?

If there must be a changing of the trains at the Jamaica LIRR, why not install escalators to facilitate easy movement? I'd pay $10-15 to go from Penn to JFK if I knew I could change trains easily via escalators.

Lastly, Jamaica is a hole, a pit. The E station which is around the corner from the Jamaica station is disgusting. My bf lives on LI so often I will take the E to Jamaica to hop the train to LI as it's easier than taking the subway from my Manhattan apt to Penn. So I'm at Jamaica station (both Sutphin Ave for the E) and the LIRR quite regularly. I would NEVER go there with luggage and a PC (why not wear a sign on my head which read "target, I've got money on me"). Even if all I had were a briefcase, I'd only go during the day. Even on weekend mornings, Jamaica is desolate and shady. So now they think people (especially tourists) are going to want to go there? Without the easements of easy transfer to higher platforms which come with escalators? Again time will tell. This will be a financial disaster until they address the huge shortcomings.