I avoid New York airports, but after an incident in Charlotte years ago, I’ve decided it’s worth a premium to avoid all connections when possible.
“I’ve decided it’s worth a premium to avoid all connections when possible.”
no doubt about it. probabilities of problems are additive with each additional flight .... AND with a single flight you’ll at least be stuck in the originating city, not stuck in some city that’s neither your origin or destination, and which it’ll be nearly impossible to get out of quickly ...