Is it just me or are the Copa ticket prices out of BOS really high? Some friends had recently considered flying out of BOS but found it was _much_ cheaper to fly out of JFK, also on Copa (even if it meant a 3-4 hour ride down there from the Boston area). They're flying through PTY on to GYE (Ecuador) and the price was $599 out of JFK vs $950 from BOS.
Maybe this is just the norm for these boutique BOS non-stop/long haul flights? Seems like they could actually fill the flights with somewhat cheaper ticket prices. And with the Massport incentives and marketing the ticket gouging doesn't seem right. From what I've heard the flights are only flying at 50-60% capacity (the PTY flights).
Its all about timing.
When did they try to book?
I just randomly checked a couple dates in June/July and they were the cheapest carrier in June and one of the cheapest in July around 730 roundtrip.
You cannot compare NYC and BOS its apples and oranges. They may have sold a bunch of cheap seats already.