Originally Posted by
nzworldtraveller1
Hi all, I keep hearing from some people around that NZ should have had launched the flight to EWR instead of JFK. Alleged reasons listed include better customer experience at EWR, can connect to Star Alliance partner UA, even faster trips by taxi to Manhattan than coming from JFK.
but I also know from other accounts that EWR is far worse than JFK, almost no non-Americans readily recognise that EWR is New York at all (like EVA Air left EWR for JFK at the first opportunity years ago), and people don’t normally transfer onwards via New York.
So I like to hear you all’s comments, thanks.
Given the arrival time onwards connections are going to be tricky. Even at Newark.
So flying from NZ and you want to to connect. Best to pick a Houston or a O'Hare. For mid and east coast. If going to Europe, I would pick Singapore. Doing international transit in the US is a pain seeing they don't do sterile international departures.
Given that JFK has better brand recognition.