The first transatlantic flight (Alcock and Brown) went from an island to an island. Lindbergh's famous New York to Paris flight left not from New York City (which is mostly on islands) but from Long Island.
Yes, but these islands are a lot further from the land on either side of the ocean. When you look at the map it looks less impressive than Alcock and Brown.
So calling it trans-Atlantic actually undersells it in comparison with other well known trans-Atlantic feats while at the same time setting people up to think the opposite.
