Originally Posted by
fly747first
Possibly because more affluent travelers would prefer Hawaii over Brazil. Also, on routes to South America J fares are often very low even on a one-way basis because Avianca and Copa regularly have one-way rates below $900.
Maybe now that there is no Business travel to SA. I was looking at airfares to Buenos Aires right before everything shutdown and J fares from RIC or IAD were upper $3000 RT. Even PE fares were almost $2000.