I'm looking at various flight options from London to Orlando (MCO) iin August 2018. We're not flying economy and I vowed never to fly transatlantic with an American airline after too many bad experiences. Our choices so far are BA First Class to JFK and then AA to MCO (all one ticket). The layover time is 1hr 55mins.
The other option is Virgin Atlantic Upper Class from London to Miami where will stay for a night or two and then drive to Orlando.
Whilst I prefer the VIrgin product I'm not too excited about the 3 1/2 hour drive but it's a direct flight so that goes in its favour. I prefer the larger bed in BA First Class however I'm concerned about the relative short layover time at JFK. I've never been to JFK however I understand that BA flies into Terminal 7 whilst AA domestic flights depart from Terminal 8. I've encountered several security points in all the US airports I've travelled in, just when you think you've cleared security another one presents itself! Am I correct in assuming that having cleared immigration when arriving from London there's additional security when accessing/departing from Terminal 8? Is 1hr 55 minutes enough time? Flying from London in August shouldn't present much in the way to cause delay however the return leg from MCO to JFK might be an issue.