Tickets

function solve(tickets,criteria){

//    const comparator = {
//        destination: (a,b) => (a.destination.localeCompare(b.destination)),
//        price: (a,b) => (a - b),
//        status: (a,b) => (a.status.localeCompare(b.status))
//    }

   class Ticket {
       constructor(descriptor){
           const [destination,price,status] = descriptor.split("|");
           this.destination = destination,
           this.price = +price,
           this.status = status
       }
   }
   return tickets.map(t=> new Ticket(t)).sort(comparator[criteria]);

   function comparator(a,b){
      try{
        return a[criteria].localeCompare(b[criteria])
      }catch{
        return a[criteria] - b[criteria];
      }
   }

}
console.log(solve(
// ['Philadelphia|94.20|available',
// 'New York City|95.99|available',
// 'New York City|95.99|sold',
// 'Boston|126.20|departed'],
// 'destination'
['Philadelphia|94.20|available',
 'New York City|95.99|available',
 'New York City|95.99|sold',
 'Boston|126.20|departed'],
'status'

));