Your picks SYD-JFK

[Drav]

Hi all,

Planning a trip to NYC next year and just wondering what your tips are for an airline on the SYD to JFK route?

A second option is breaking up the journey, but id rather fly direct.

 

[odysseus]

Guessing you're talking economy, assuming cost isn't the issue, I'd suggest QANTAS because of the decent domestic US sector you have (LA-NY).

With the competitors (Virgin, Delta, United) you'll have their US domestic fleet and in-flight service which is below international standards. If you go with QANTAS, that leg will be better.

If you were only going to LA/west coast or near US, my recommendation would be different.

 

[MelUser]

Qantas as the service, especially LAX-JFK will be better in all classes.

 

[Drav]

Hey Odysseus...its as id feared...im really trying to stay away from those US carriers...from what i read here they are basically to be avoided.

Any thoughts on breaking journey vs direct? i would imagine that theres a stop anyway for refueling on that sort of flight?

 

[notzac]

No such thing as a non-stop flight SYD-JFK; you'd have to break the journey somewhere. Per what everyone else has already said - QF is most likely the best option for this, as you'll get to avoid the US domestic carrier "service" standards.

 

[drron]

The other option is via NRT.This is our preferred route out of BNE as you dont have to get off the plane in LAX after an overnight sector to do Immigration.From NRT-JFK you can go either JAL or AA-JAL would be the pick.Proviso here is that the flight out of BNE does connect with the JFK flights-out of SYD I think it is a problem.
From BNE your total journey time is only 2 hours more.Benefits-you are much more tired when you commence the overnight sector therefore I tend to sleep more easily and 2.Arriving into JFK ~ 1800 so by the time you get to your hotel,have a bite to eat it is time to crash and wake up next morning ready to go.

 

[N860CR]

Travelling SYD-LAX-JFK isn't so bad as the flight times are (although marginally) shorter. You have an early arrival into LAX and by the time you get to JFK the day is done.

JFK-LAX-SYD though is not a pleasant experience. The JFK-LAX sector can be 6 hours flying plus all the potential ground time at Kennedy. The LAX-SYD is a killer then which arrives in the morning. I've done JFK-LAX-BNE-SYD in J, slept half of JFK-LAX and most of LAX-BNE and even then I felt like death on arrival.

So... If you want to break it, I'd suggest doing it on the return. As mentioned, JFK-LAX is **** - doesn't matter if you take AA, UA, DL or whoever, they all rival Jetstar.

 

[serfty]

If travelling back to Oz from JFK, I try to book JFK-LAX and then LAX-MEL(/SYD/BNE) the next evening.

If I can avoid QF108 LAX-SYD this counts as a transit rather than a stopover.

 

[david870mdg]

QF all the way for me.
Better aircraft and superior service.
As already raised, the only downside is having to disembark and clear customs at LAX after overnight flight then go back in for next leg to JFK.
If you want to avoid this you could try Cathay or other Asian carriers, heard good things about CX to JFK.
Also avoid the US domestic carriers, especially after a long haul from AUS.
Some of the sale fares ex AUS to USA east coast involve 2 or more changes in US.