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Sun, Nov 15 - Sat, Nov 21
American Airlines Logo
12:24 am - 11:00 amMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
10h 36m1 stop Miami
American Airlines Logo
3:58 pm - 11:35 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
7h 37m1 stop Miami
$396American Airlines
Sun, Nov 15 - Sat, Nov 21
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12:24 am - 10:00 amMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
9h 36m1 stop Miami
American Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 11:35 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
9h 35m1 stop Miami
$396American Airlines
Fri, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 24
LATAM Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 12:59 amMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
17h 34m2 stops Bogotá El Dorado Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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11:59 pm - 4:25 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
17h 26m1 stop Lima J Chavez Intl
$398LATAM Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Nov 5
Copa Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 1:00 amMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 25m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
Copa Airlines Logo
2:15 am - 2:15 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
12h 00m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$429Copa Airlines
Fri, Dec 11 - Tue, Jan 19
Copa Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 2:59 amMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
20h 34m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
Copa Airlines Logo
2:20 am - 8:35 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
18h 15m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$429Copa Airlines
Fri, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 24
LATAM Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 8:25 pmMDE  Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
20h 10m2 stops Bogotá El Dorado Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
LATAM Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 4:25 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-MDE Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
17h 26m1 stop Lima J Chavez Intl
$434LATAM Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Nov 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 11:59 pmUIO  Quito Mariscal Sucr-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
16h 34m1 stop Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo
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2:15 am - 12:32 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-UIO Quito Mariscal Sucr
22h 17m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$459Multiple Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Nov 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 11:59 pmUIO  Quito Mariscal Sucr-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
16h 34m1 stop Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:15 am - 2:08 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-UIO Quito Mariscal Sucr
11h 53m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$459Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 20 - Sun, Jan 31
Avianca Logo
10:50 am - 10:40 pmUIO  Quito Mariscal Sucr-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
11h 50m2 stops Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
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6:05 am - 5:10 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-UIO Quito Mariscal Sucr
11h 05m1 stop Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
$463Avianca
Wed, Jan 20 - Sun, Jan 31
Avianca Logo
11:25 am - 10:40 pmUIO  Quito Mariscal Sucr-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
11h 15m2 stops Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl
Avianca Logo
2:25 pm - 1:10 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-UIO Quito Mariscal Sucr
10h 45m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
$463Avianca
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Flight from Medellín Jose Maria Cordova Intl to New York John F Kennedy Airport

Flights from South America to John F Kennedy Intl: the best tips from KAYAK users

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AyeshaFlew with Avianca-Jun 2026
Get there on top. They start their boarding process an hour before takeoff and doors close 20 minutes before takeoff
Verified travelerFlew with LATAM Airlines-Mar 2026
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from South America to John F Kennedy Intl

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South America to John F Kennedy Intl? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1552 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.9Food
7.4Comfort
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Flight Crew Review The crew was absolutely amazing from start to finish! They were friendly, professional, attentive, and genuinely made the flight feel comfortable and enjoyable. Every interaction was pleasant, and they went above and beyond to make sure passengers were taken care of. You could really tell that they cared about providing great service. I truly appreciate their kindness and professionalism and would be happy to fly with this crew again!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2026
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Flight Crew Review The crew was absolutely amazing from start to finish! They were friendly, professional, attentive, and genuinely made the flight feel comfortable and enjoyable. Every interaction was pleasant, and they went above and beyond to make sure passengers were taken care of. You could really tell that they cared about providing great service. I truly appreciate their kindness and professionalism and would be happy to fly with this crew again!

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

So many hours of flying without salty food is a shame and the fact that they want to sell it to you seems like a rip-off

I was fortunate enough to have an entire row to myself and that was the highlight. Unfortunately, the flight was really turbulent which had no impact on how effective the crew was. However, I am disabled and should have boarded the flight first, but that wasn't the case. They also decided to take my bag at the gate because I had one too many and upon my picking it up at JFK it along with my rollator had been damaged. I am a vegan so the didn't have a proper meal for me and I was unable to view the entertainment because I didn't receive a set of headphones and if I needed to supply my own I wasn't made aware of that either. The crew was great, but overall everything was pretty lackluster.

We liked the way we were treated by the sraff at lima airport counter and the the flight attendants. We did not like the fact that the kiosks at airport rebooted after we entered our information and then told us that there was an issueand we needed to go to the counter. Such a waste of time for a group of 6. Once we got our boarding passes there was no assigned gate so we did not know where to go.

I booked a flight through Kayak to Brazil I have traveled to Brazil several times before Kayak Delta or LATAM never mentioned during the booking or in the pre flight process that the visa requirements to visit Brazil have changed earlier this year. I was unaware of this change and as such never got a visa and was unable to fly from JFK to Sao Paulo Add to this that Delta allowed me to fly from Boston to JFK which they should not have as I didn’t have a visa. It has been a terrible experience and a huge loss of money

I like this airline a lot no problems at all, except being forced to check a carry-on bag ., Overall very good airline

It’s a delta flight operated by LATAM. The whole ticket sale is a mess, delta changed my flight but didn’t update it in LATAM system, I couldn’t get my boarding pass, it took me hours to resolve this issue with delta. I had to change my travel plan. No apology from Delta even though it’s their fault.

I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

Not sure why there are so many security checks at this airport. Consistently annoying showing passport over and over, checking carryons at gate all the while trying to make tight connection. Basically it was uncomfortable crowded cabin with meidiocre service

I do not speak Spanish or read in Spanish When asking for help, people were hard to find they spoke quickly and pointed a lot directions for where to go and what to do we’re unclear. Which made my traveling uneasy.

I missed my plane because there was a lot of people during the migration process. The airline has the chance to care for their clients and they could get the passengers missing in the flight. I lost a day of work and Montfort transportation to go back home and go to the airport again. Unfortunately the airline doesn’t care about that. I use latam at least 4 times a year, so I guess I need to be treat better. In addition, one on my baggages didyarricw to my destination. So frustrated with this trip.

Liked check in process To improve: food and beverages. Not second round was offered and meal had no salad.

The flight from PDX to New York was cancelled, and I got rebooked one day later. Because of this I missed a meeting at my final destination, EZE. I now need to stay longer in Argentina, and was told the tariff difference was $780 plus $150 penalty! I am not using my return ticket, and have purchased a one way ticket EZE-PDX for $606 with another airline. SHAMEFUL

Old plane. Nowhere as compared to non US airlines like JAL.

Not good always. Even our trip to japan was disaster with the American airlines delays and cancellatios. Now unfortunately we needed to book again with them last min. Was okay but as usual not comfortable seating.

Susan the flight attendant was great. She greeted me with a smile and showed great hospitality.

Horrible! We departed out of terminal 5, not only was the sign for flights and gate information were so badly organized that it took 2 minutes for all of the flight info load for the correct airline. One would think BA would have new and well managed jet ways, but no you had to take a bus to the plane. It took for every and detailed departure by 40 mins. I’ve had better class of service from Indian Airlines. BA needs to work on upscaling to meet the Industry norms. I can see regional airlines using this loading method but not on an international flight.

Overall good, but it would be better more movies and tv shows options

Boarding was horrendous! Took absolutely forever… and the delay from the broken coffee pot was really kind of ridiculous

Food horrible, even because there was no food the personal was rude and show off and the landing and take off ,was an adventure.

Old plane. Dirty. Not many things worked. Service was poor.

Flight canceled because they didn’t have enough flight attendants. No refunds or credits for future flights

It’s was ok just I missed the crew member passing offers water or juice during the flight not just when offer the dinner or breakfast.

3 hours late JetBlue flight made me miss my connecting flight to Nairobi Kenya, they did not even offer me hotel accommodation, I paid out of my pocket, they did not know where my luggage was, let say my experience with JetBlue was nightmare.

My screen didn’t work, my seat didn’t recline, the flight attendant was rude and completely dismissive, the airplane was freezing, the seats are way old, slanted and uncomfortable. I payed for a full ticket and got a horrific experience, with a flight attendant who dismissed me even though I was calm respectful and polite.

It was my worse flying experience. It was my first time and last time flying with Jet Blue.

It was my first time in Jetblue flight in 10+ years(?) and the experience was horrible. You were better before. There were ATC delays sitting/waiting in the tarmac for 2 hours, I understand that this isn't Jetblue's problem but how the matter was handled poorly is. Cabin was so warm and hot couldn't get it to cool down for the entire waiting period worse, even during cruise flight. Start, the passengers were spoken to and treated like a little children with no respect. Constant/multiple annoying tone/voice PA announcements of mentioning "... only big/large suitcases are for the bin and small ones need to be placed under the seat, etc,..." I see that flight was delayed and crew were trying to get the plane ready to board as soon as they can but the way they presented was lack of better word, condesending and scolding tone to cattle. It was definite unpleasant, unwelcoming flight experience I have ever had with Jetblue. Whatever happen to smiles and fun employees , pleasant/helpful gate agents, flight attendants, crews, where have they gone? It was dissapointing flight experience overall from everyone. Sorry for the direct transparency.

JetBlue cancelled the flight. We had to rebook on another airline.

The plane took off very late upon arrival and departure

The seats were roomier than other airplanes I’ve been on.

Checking-in in Barbados was excellent, connecting in JFK to JAX was a nightmare, had to wait over 1 hour and 20 minutes to receive my check bag. After receiving my checked bag and going to the gate to check in for my flight to Jax the crew there had no clue. They first told me that I had missed the flight and had to rebooked.. after trying to speak with JetBlue reservations (without luck) I was asked to leave my Phone number for a recall, I did so and my call was returned after 15 hours. I finally looked at the information board and saw the flight that I was originally scheduled for was still at the gate. I alerted an JetBlue employee of my findings and was told to rush to the gate and see if I could still board. The agent at the boarding gate apparently was having a very bad day, after lecturing me on how late I was (which was not a fault of mine) let me on the flight. A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE. I will NEVER fly JetBlue ever in my life again.

The boarding gate experience was good, however they were too exact at checking

Horrible - for the first time in my life i was denied boarding an international flight because the name used on my ticket - Josh - was not exactly the same as my passport - Joshua. At no time during ticketing, online check-in, or at the airport flying from Boston to NY was i notified of a problem. It was only at boarding from NY to Costa Rica I was informed of the problem and by then it was too late. After missing the flight I was told by airport Jet Blue staff, including a supervisor, that it was my problem and they could not assist because i bought "the cheapest fare". i was hung up on twice by JetBlue customer service, including once by a supervisor. I blame Kayak and your awful partner ChatDeal for even allowing me to purchase an international ticket without verifying this - you effectively sold me a ticket i could not use. Shame on you and shame on ChatDeal for doing nothing to help me resolve the situation. What a scam.

Better seats, allow us to upgrade, terrible website, poor telephone service, better equipment

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

Avianca is not what it used to be. So disappointing

why did we have to go through security mid flight

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Same experience, very poor food, drinks or entertainment while flying. There are some products offered to buy but only using debit or credit cards . No friendly for seniors or people without cards.

Poor In food , poor in entertainment , passengers don’t get for free not even water

It’s very nice, the only thing is that we have to purchase food.

Old planes rude workers no tvs seats don’t go back and overpriced

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