<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
Well, I'm not Randy, but...
You have basically three options to pick from:
AA
UA/US
CO/NW
NY--> LAX/South Florida/Europe routes ...
With CO/NW you'll have to connect in CLE/DTW on your way to Florida, and you don't have non-stop options to LAX either. Doesn't sound like the CO/NW routes overlap well with your plans.
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Huh? CO has three flights each EWR-FLL/PBI, AA has four LGA-FLL and three LGA-PBI. Those are the non-stops. On either airline you can go through hubs (more miles) too, giving even more flight options.
AA offers nonstops to LAX from NY AND FLL (two daily) also. AA will also let you upgrade your int'l trips with miles or VIPOW's (if you're top level Executive Platinum) on ANY fare...no HoKeY stuff, as well as domestic with e-upgrades/VIPOWs/miles, again, on any fare. They'll comp upgrades starting 1/16 to elite members on Y/B fares for domestic travel.
US does indeed have a better structure up and down the east coast, but they may not be a viable entity in the near future and their partner UA is in bakruptcy court also. I wouldn't want my eggs in those two baskets.