{
  "response": {
    "Key": "AF-AE",
    "orig": {
      "code": "AF",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Afghanistan"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "AE",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United Arab Emirates"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Afghanistan can I fly from to reach United Arab Emirates?",
        "answer": "Kabul and Kandahar are the two cities in Afghanistan with scheduled nonstop flights to the United Arab Emirates. Kabul offers the most options, with up to 50 weekly flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah, typically taking 3h 30m, operated by Etihad Airways, Flydubai, Kam Air, and Air Arabia. Kandahar has one weekly flight to Dubai on Ariana Afghan Airlines, typically taking 2h. Travellers generally choose between these airports based on proximity to their origin, frequency of departures, and fare differences, with Kabul serving as the primary gateway for most passengers.",
        "methodology": "Departure cities and their weekly nonstop flights come from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We list every city in the origin country with scheduled nonstop service to an airport in the destination, busiest first.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in United Arab Emirates are the best to fly into from Afghanistan?",
        "answer": "Dubai International is the primary gateway from Afghanistan with the most frequent flights and best connections to other emirates. Abu Dhabi International also receives flights and offers an alternative entry point, while Sharjah International serves budget carriers and is close to Dubai's northern districts."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Afghanistan to United Arab Emirates?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights from Afghanistan to the United Arab Emirates operate from Kabul and Kandahar. From Kabul, the typical nonstop flight time is 3h 30m to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Sharjah. From Kandahar, the typical nonstop flight time is 2h to Dubai.",
        "methodology": "Flight times come from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI); the typical time is the median scheduled duration of each departure city's nonstop services to the destination.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Afghanistan to United Arab Emirates?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are direct nonstop flights from Afghanistan to the United Arab Emirates. Kabul offers the most service with 50 weekly nonstop flights across three UAE airports: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah, each taking 3h 30m, operated by Etihad Airways, Flydubai, Kam Air, and Air Arabia. Kandahar also has one weekly nonstop to Dubai, a shorter 2h flight on Ariana Afghan Airlines. Together these two Afghan cities provide all scheduled nonstop service to the UAE.",
        "methodology": "Nonstop service is identified from the scheduled operating flights in our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI); a destination with no scheduled nonstop from the origin country is reported as having none.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in Afghanistan are usually cheapest for flying to United Arab Emirates?",
        "answer": "Kabul International Airport is the primary gateway and usually offers the cheapest and most frequent flights to the UAE, with direct services to Dubai and Sharjah. Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar also have flights, but they are less frequent and often pricier, requiring connections through Kabul."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Afghanistan to United Arab Emirates?",
        "answer": "From Afghanistan to the United Arab Emirates, Kam Air, Ariana Afghan Airlines, flydubai, and Air Arabia fly nonstop, with Etihad Airways also serving the route. Kam Air and Ariana Afghan Airlines are not members of any major global alliance, while Etihad Airways belongs to none of the three main alliances either. flydubai and Air Arabia are likewise independent carriers.",
        "methodology": "Airlines are the operating carriers scheduled on nonstop services from each departure city, taken from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI).",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "country_to_city"
        ]
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within United Arab Emirates after I arrive?",
        "answer": "The UAE is compact, and most domestic travel is by road. Arriving in Dubai gives you easy access to Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates via modern highways, buses or taxis."
      }
    }
  }
}