Originally Posted by noah
So while I've been trying to decide if I should make this trip or not, the availability changed on the outbound and the LAX-JFK nonstop went away. In order to make it work the only thing I was able to get was:
OAK-LAX
LAX-SAN
SAN-PHL (redeye)
PHL-LGA
(had to construct the connections to find availability in T)
Given that schedule, I think I'll go for the JFK-LAX-OAK on the return.. no need to make any extra connections after that hellish outbound trip. On the upside, it should generate a lot of miles and I hope that a Wednesday night redeye from SAN will put me in good shape for an upgrade... we'll see.
If this is truly a mileage run and you have the time, I say go ahead and book the extra connections. It'll amount in extra miles and a couple extra segments. E+ is nice, but F is a lot nicer.