Yeah, this isn't going to get much worse before it gets any better. But, you know, an old friend told me when he was a kid (which was quite a few years ago) he flew from Oranjestaad to Kingston, Jamaica, to Key West, FL, to Miami, FL, to somewhere North Carolina, and then to New York. It must have been in an old DC-3 or something. I only wish he would have taken pictures.
So, with a little planning, it can be worked out.