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  "response": {
    "Key": "US-SV",
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      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
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    "dest": {
      "code": "SV",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "El Salvador"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which U.S. cities can I fly from to reach El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Fourteen cities across the United States offer nonstop service to El Salvador, all arriving at San Salvador's Comalapa International Airport. Washington (Dulles) leads with 154 weekly flights, followed closely by Houston and Miami at 129 each, then Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Orlando, Oakland, Ontario, Chicago, and Las Vegas. Flight times range from 2h 52m out of Miami to 5h 30m out of San Francisco, with Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and Ontario offering red-eye departures. Avianca, United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Volaris El Salvador operate these nonstop routes, with Avianca serving the most gateways. Travelers typically choose a departure airport based on proximity to home, the carrier they prefer, and how the schedule fits their plans, since frequency varies widely from over twenty daily flights at the top hubs to just a handful per week from Chicago or Las Vegas.",
        "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 El Salvador are the best to fly into?",
        "answer": "The primary gateway from the United States is San Salvador's Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, which handles nearly all international flights. From there, domestic buses and rental cars connect to the rest of the country; there are no other significant international airports in El Salvador."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights from the United States to El Salvador take as little as 2 hours 52 minutes from Miami, with Houston at 3 hours 1 minute, Orlando at 3 hours, and Dallas at 3 hours 29 minutes. From the West Coast, Los Angeles and New York are both about 5 hours, while San Francisco is 5 hours 30 minutes and Oakland is 5 hours 18 minutes. Washington Dulles flights typically run 4 hours 28 minutes, Atlanta 3 hours 34 minutes, and Boston 5 hours 25 minutes.",
        "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 El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are direct non-stop flights from the United States to El Salvador, with 14 U.S. cities offering non-stop service to San Salvador. The main non-stop city pairs include Washington (4h 28m), Houston (3h 1m), Miami (2h 52m), Los Angeles (5h), New York (5h), Dallas (3h 29m), Atlanta (3h 34m), and San Francisco (5h 30m). Airlines operating these routes include Avianca, United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Volaris El Salvador, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines, with flight times ranging from 2h 52m from Miami to 5h 30m from San Francisco.",
        "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 El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Los Angeles and Houston are typically the cheapest US gateways for flying to El Salvador, with the most frequent nonstop service to San Salvador. Miami and New York also offer competitive fares, but travellers from smaller US cities usually need a domestic connection to one of these hubs first."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Avianca, United Airlines, Volaris El Salvador, Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines all fly nonstop from the United States to El Salvador. Avianca is a Star Alliance member, United Airlines is a Star Alliance member, and Delta Air Lines is a SkyTeam member. American Airlines belongs to oneworld. Frontier Airlines and Volaris El Salvador are not members of a global alliance.",
        "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"
        ]
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For flights from the United States to El Salvador, the optimal booking window is 6 to 9 weeks before departure, when fares average around $502, though peak seasons and holidays in both countries may require booking even earlier to secure the best price.",
        "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."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For United States citizens traveling to El Salvador, a visa is not required for a short tourist visit. They may stay for up to 180 days without a visa.\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_El_Salvador",
            "title": "Visa policy of El Salvador",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/el-salvador/entry-requirements",
            "title": "El Salvador entry requirements — GOV.UK",
            "favicon": "https://www.gov.uk/favicon.ico"
          }
        ],
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        "stageOnly": true
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within El Salvador after I arrive?",
        "answer": "El Salvador is compact, so buses are the main way to get around after arriving. If you fly into San Salvador International Airport, you can easily catch a bus or taxi to most destinations, including San Miguel, Santa Ana, and the coast."
      }
    }
  }
}