Originally Posted by
Rowyourboat
My 2c - I primarily fly to SFO/LAX/MIA, and AA has ~5 nonstops to SFO, ~9 to LAX, and ~25 to MIA. So the options from nyc are perfect for me and I'm happy to get upgrades to J sometimes on the transcons. I understand why other NYC flyers are frustrated but I've been really happy with AA this year and moved pretty much all my domestic travel to them.
There are definitely travel patterns that can work from NYC on AA! Unfortunately, it doesn't fit my travel patterns well. I rarely fly transcon, but I fly to West Coast Florida a lot. Connecting at CLT/DCA to get to Florida just isn't appealing when I can get multiple non-stops on other airlines.