Originally Posted by steve100
Why connect at all? How about just taking a nonstop NYC to Frankfurt flight? I know that AA may not do this, but is it really worth the hassle to connect just to fly one Oneworld (or AA)?
I'm not very good at sleeping on planes, even in a flat bed seat, so I'd fly the day before my meetings and rest on the ground. Alas, it does not appear that anything lands at night, so I'd have to spend an entire day on the ground. Not much to do in FRA. BRU and ZRH seem much more interesting. So, I can fly the day before, spend the day in BRU or ZRH, then take a quick flight for my first meeting in FRA, arriving refreshed.
I may also need the AA miles to maintain PLT, which makes it worth some inconvenience.