Originally Posted by
Oeste
Most of that you can do via PTY on Copa, which isn't just Star but also MP. Is the demand there to feed that kind of route nonstop?
Connecting in PTY means flying on narrow-bodies, which is a painful way to travel ~6000mi. As for LAX to South America, AA flies a 772 daily LAX-GRU flight; LA flies a 763ER 2x weekly LAX-SCL. In other words, OW is your best bet for flying from the west coast US to South America.