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  "response": {
    "Key": "NYC-MY",
    "orig": {
      "code": "NYC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "New York City",
      "fullCity": "New York City, New York",
      "airport": "John F Kennedy Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "MY",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Malaysia"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Malaysia can I fly to from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City you most often fly into Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the main gateway. There are no non-stop flights, so you will connect in Asia or the Middle East. From Kuala Lumpur you can reach Penang for food and heritage, Langkawi for beaches, or Kota Kinabalu for Borneo's nature. Travelers choose Kuala Lumpur for city stays and easy domestic connections, while those heading straight to islands often book a through ticket or a separate domestic flight."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from New York City to Malaysia?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from New York City to Malaysia. One-stop flights to Kuala Lumpur typically take 20 to 23 hours eastbound, with the return flight often a couple of hours shorter due to prevailing winds. Flights to cities like Penang generally add another 1 to 2 hours including the domestic connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from New York City to Malaysia?",
        "answer": "There are currently no non-stop flights from New York City to Malaysia. Most itineraries require at least one connection. Common one-stop routings go through major Asian hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Doha, with total travel times often ranging from 20 to 24 hours depending on layovers."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from New York City to Malaysia?",
        "answer": "From NYC to Malaysia you fly with Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, ANA, EVA Air and others via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from New York City to Malaysia?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from New York City to Kuala Lumpur are September, April, and October, with fares climbing sharply in December, June, and July — peak summer and the holiday season are the priciest. Departing on a Monday or Wednesday tends to be cheaper than Thursday through Sunday, and late-night or midday flights often offer the lowest prices. For the best fare, book about 7 to 10 weeks ahead, though you can lock in a solid price even 6 months out.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price. The typical price, the lowest fare, a 'great deal' threshold, and how fares are spread across price bands are summarized from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, with a small fraction of extreme outlier fares excluded from the range."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from New York City to Malaysia?",
        "answer": "For flights from New York City to Malaysia, the optimal booking window is 7–10 weeks before departure, when fares average around $1,299 — though booking as early as 180 days out can save a bit more at $1,270, while last-minute tickets climb to about $1,537.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Malaysia?",
        "answer": "In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is the main gateway with modern landmarks and street food, Penang offers a food and heritage hub, Langkawi has beaches and duty-free shopping, Malacca provides colonial history and Borneo’s Sabah and Sarawak draw nature lovers. These are reachable by short flights or train from Kuala Lumpur."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Malaysia are best to fly into from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City to Malaysia, the main gateway is Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which handles the majority of long-haul flights from the U.S. It offers excellent connections to domestic destinations and neighboring countries. For island resorts, you can connect to Penang or Langkawi, though direct international flights to those airports are rare."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Malaysia?",
        "answer": "Malaysia has different monsoon patterns by coast. For the west coast including Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, November to March is ideal. For the east coast like the Perhentian Islands, aim for April to October. Avoid major holidays like Chinese New Year and Hari Raya when prices spike."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to John F Kennedy Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "The fastest and most popular option from Midtown Manhattan to JFK is the AirTrain combined with the Long Island Rail Road or subway (E, J, or Z lines to Jamaica or Howard Beach), taking about 45–60 minutes and costing less than a taxi. Licensed yellow taxis offer flat-rate fares to Manhattan, while ride-share services like Uber and Lyft pick up at designated areas outside terminals with variable pricing that can be cheaper off-peak. Shared shuttle vans and the Uber Shuttle provide lower-cost shared rides, and driving yourself means using the Van Wyck Expressway with parking available at the airport, though it’s the least convenient due to traffic and parking fees.",
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            "url": "http://jfkairport.com/transportation",
            "title": "Transportation Options - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-12-23T18:54:39Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://jfkairport.com/transportation/ride-share-services",
            "title": "Ride Share Information - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-11-07T16:18:43Z"
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            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97218&diff=1343981798&oldid=1343041901&title=John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport: Difference between revisions",
            "time_published": "2026-03-17T15:31:18Z"
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          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20F.%20Kennedy%20International%20Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-30T21:30:04Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://portfolio.panynj.gov/2015/12/15/jfk-five-things-ok-technically-six-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/",
            "title": "JFK: Five Things (OK, Technically Six Things) You Probably Didn’t Know About John F. Kennedy International Airport |",
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        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}