Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
I think there's strong demand from NYC to MXP although with that number of airlines who knows what kind of yields AA is getting. I don't know what kind of demand would be outside of NYC. From what I understand Milan is a very industrial city. BCN is a bit strange as it would seem there isn't a huge local demand from NYC, unlike MAD. SCL is in fact LATAM.
This is purely anecdotal, but the times I have flown between JFK/BCN, many people on the flight seemed to be O&D, either visiting family or tourism (on both ends). The flight is also timed well for business, where you can get a full day of work in Barcelona. And the load factors were pretty decent. Granted, I don't know the kind of yields they're getting because I bought JFK-BCN rt for $500 and I've also seen JFK-MXP for $450 on occasion (in May, no less).