Depending on altitude and winds aloft, maybe the best track was through the relatively "calm" eye of the storm rather than continuing to face the spiraling bands on the west side of the storm, which surely would have produced headwinds up into the 80-100 knot range in the southwesterly direction. Beyond that, it's hard to say without taking a closer look at the high-altitude airways and fixes as well as a layered Doppler view of the clouds and a chart of winds aloft and maybe the PIREPS for that day.