Reasons:

JFK doesn't fly domestic flights, which means I have to come in from La Guardia, Newark or Detroit, which makes it wayyy more expensive and has wayyy fewer flights.

I could go to JFK and then cab to La Guardia for the domestic leg, but I'll have to lug my luggage around, pay cab fare+tip, check in again, all within a short amount of time. Besides, I don't think it's a good idea to navigate NYC alone on my first trip there, with all my stuff.

That said, there are only 3 carriers to Ithaca's domestic airport: US Airways (too expensive), Continental (cheaper, but arrives at 11.30pm) or Northwest ($200 more, but arrives at 3.15pm). It sure doesn't make sense for me to arrive so late in the night when I'm alone and I have to be in school at 9am the next day (even if you don't count jet lag).

So... I'm taking Northwest.

The advantage is that it's the same carrier all 3 legs of the trip (stopover at Narita and Detroit) so there's a lower chance of my luggage being lost/missing my connection (well, they're likely to replace it anyway).

Haven't really decided when I'm gonna come back, but it'll be from NYC between 16-19th like the rest. Northwest again. Oh well, hopefully I get the "Becky" experience and not the "friends of Chi Hua and Aggie" one.

I should be making my booking on Thurs.

Hopefully nothing goes wrong, anymore :(