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  "response": {
    "Key": "ROC-JM",
    "orig": {
      "code": "ROC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Rochester",
      "fullCity": "Rochester, New York",
      "airport": "Greater Rochester Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "JM",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Jamaica"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Jamaica can I fly to from Rochester?",
        "answer": "From Rochester you connect through a hub such as Atlanta, Charlotte or Miami and fly into Montego Bay or Kingston. Montego Bay is closest to the main resort areas on the north coast, while Kingston is better for business or reaching the Blue Mountains."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Rochester to Jamaica?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Rochester to Jamaica. One-stop itineraries to Montego Bay or Kingston typically take 6 to 8 hours total, with common connections through cities like New York, Atlanta, or Charlotte. Return flights are often slightly shorter due to prevailing winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Rochester to Jamaica?",
        "answer": "There are no non‑stop flights from Rochester to Jamaica. The most common one‑stop routings connect through major U.S. hubs such as Atlanta, Charlotte, or New York (JFK), where you can board flights to Montego Bay or Kingston on airlines like Delta, American, and JetBlue. Total travel times typically range from about 5½ to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Rochester to Jamaica?",
        "answer": "From Rochester to Jamaica you typically connect via Delta, American, United or Southwest through their hubs. No non-stop flights operate."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Rochester to Jamaica?",
        "answer": "For flights from Rochester to Montego Bay, the optimal booking window is about 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when average fares hover around $504, though waiting until roughly 80 days out can occasionally dip as low as $486.",
        "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. 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. 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."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Jamaica?",
        "answer": "In Jamaica, most visitors head to Montego Bay for resorts and beaches, Negril for its famous cliffs and sunsets, Ocho Rios for waterfalls and adventure, and Kingston for culture and nightlife. These are all reachable by direct or connecting flights from the U.S., and you can travel between them by domestic flights or shared shuttles."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Jamaica are best to fly into from Rochester?",
        "answer": "From Rochester to Jamaica, the best airport depends on your final destination. Montego Bay's Sangster International is the busiest gateway with the most U.S. connections and serves northwest resorts like those in Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios. Kingston's Norman Manley International is better for the capital and the Blue Mountains, but offers fewer direct U.S. flights. Ian Fleming International in Ocho Rios handles limited regional traffic. There are no trains for onward travel; most visitors pre-arrange transfers or rent a car."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Jamaica?",
        "answer": "For Jamaica, mid-November to mid-December and April to May offer sunny weather with lower prices and fewer tourists than the peak winter and summer seasons."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Greater Rochester Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Rochester, you can reach Greater Rochester International Airport via RTS bus route 23, which takes about 30 minutes and is the most budget-friendly option. Taxis and ride‑share services like Uber and Lyft are faster at around 15 minutes and are the most popular choice. Driving yourself is also an option with several parking lots at the airport.",
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          "article_lookup"
        ],
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          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Rochester_International_Airport",
            "title": "Error"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester%20Public%20Transit",
            "title": "Rochester Public Transit",
            "time_published": "2026-04-15T18:19:30Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester-Genesee%20Regional%20Transportation%20Authority",
            "title": "Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority",
            "time_published": "2026-04-04T17:16:06Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise%20M.%20Slaughter%20Rochester%20Station",
            "title": "Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station",
            "time_published": "2026-02-17T01:32:27Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_International_Airport",
            "title": "Rochester International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-07-05T20:40:45Z"
          }
        ],
        "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."
      }
    }
  }
}