Why Are Flights From The US To South America So Expensive?

Last year, Delta Air Lines announced the latest piece of its winter long-haul Latin America network, a seasonal flight from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Buenos Aires’s Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE). If one hopes to visit Argentina for the Christmas holiday, as many do, the fares on this route are truly mind-boggling. Departing on Friday, December 22nd, 2023, (the first day most working people can leave for the holiday break) and returning a week later on December 29th, an economy-class ticket on this route sold for over $4,000 roundtrip.