Maybe Miami does work for AA ... I don't really know because I've never made that particular flight from that airport to SXM. But, Philadelphia has been nothing short of a disaster to many, many people over the years and personally I have never had a flight go smoothly with AA thru that hub. I will no longer give them that opportunity to ruin my vacation plans. And, the prices thru Charlotte -- another AA hub -- are approaching the ridiculous point not to mention the significant number of changes they are making weekly to their flight schedules. For those folks who have flown AA in the past with good results, great and keep doing it if it works for you. But, I would be very wary of making future plans with this particular airline until they get their act together better and especially the mess that presently exists with the Boeing 737 Max jets.