Originally Posted by brettyokom

I've always found AY connections to Spain (and southern Europe?) to/from HEL to be really poor. So not really an option for replacing IB.

Other options? for the time being:

AA-codeshare flights on SN metal to BRU (at one time from JFK and/or ORD?).
AA-codeshare flights on EI metal to DUB (still there from JFK, BOS and ORD?).
maybe AA-codeshare flights on TK metal to IST if going to E. Europe (still there from JFK and ORD?).