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  "response": {
    "Key": "US-EG",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "EG",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Egypt"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which U.S. cities can I fly from to reach Egypt?",
        "answer": "Two cities in the United States have nonstop service to Egypt. New York offers 20 weekly nonstop flights to Cairo with a typical duration of 10h 10m, and Washington offers 3 weekly nonstop flights to Cairo with a typical duration of 10h 25m. Both routes are operated by Egyptair. Travelers typically choose between these gateways based on proximity, flight frequency, and available fares.",
        "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": [
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        ]
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Egypt are the best to fly into?",
        "answer": "From the United States, Cairo International Airport is the primary gateway to Egypt, handling nearly all long-haul arrivals. It offers extensive domestic flights to Luxor, Aswan, and Red Sea resorts. Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh receive some direct charters and seasonal services, mainly for beach holidays, but lack the same onward connections."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight to Egypt?",
        "answer": "From the United States to Egypt, nonstop flights serve Cairo from two gateways: New York (JFK) takes 10 hours 10 minutes, and Washington (IAD) takes 10 hours 25 minutes. Egyptair operates both routes. These are the only US cities with scheduled nonstop service to Egypt.",
        "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 to Egypt?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from the United States to Egypt. Egypt is served non-stop from two U.S. cities: New York, with 20 weekly flights, and Washington, with 3 weekly flights. EgyptAir operates all of these non-stop flights, with a typical flight time of 10h 10m from New York and 10h 25m from Washington. Both routes fly into Cairo.",
        "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 U.S. airports are usually cheapest for flying to Egypt?",
        "answer": "New York JFK and Washington Dulles are often the cheapest US departure points for Egypt because they host direct flights and intense competition among Middle Eastern and European carriers. Travellers from smaller cities typically need a domestic connection to these hubs for the best fares."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly to Egypt?",
        "answer": "EgyptAir flies nonstop from New York and Washington to Egypt, with flights from New York taking 10h 10m and from Washington taking 10h 25m. EgyptAir is a Star Alliance member.",
        "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"
        ]
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel to Egypt?",
        "answer": "United States citizens need a visa to travel to Egypt for tourism, and it can be obtained either as an eVisa applied for online before the trip or as a visa on arrival at the border. The permitted length of stay is 30 days.\n\nThis is general guidance to help you plan, not official immigration advice — entry rules can change and can depend on your nationality and circumstances, so please confirm the current requirements with the relevant embassy or official government source before you travel.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Egypt",
            "title": "Visa policy of Egypt",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"
          }
        ],
        "preopenedReferences": true,
        "stageOnly": true
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Egypt after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Egypt has domestic flights between Cairo and cities like Luxor, Aswan and Hurghada. Trains connect Cairo with Alexandria and Upper Egypt, while buses cover most regions. Arriving in Cairo gives the widest onward connections."
      }
    }
  }
}