{
  "response": {
    "Key": "SEL-US",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SEL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Seoul",
      "fullCity": "Seoul, Korea",
      "airport": "Incheon Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from Seoul?",
        "answer": "From Seoul you can fly non-stop to major U.S. entry points like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, New York JFK, and Honolulu. One-stop connections via Tokyo, Shanghai, or Middle East hubs expand access to other cities. Choose based on your final destination—West Coast for shorter flights, East Coast for business, or hubs like Dallas and Atlanta for onward domestic connections."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Seoul to major U.S. cities like Los Angeles take about 11 to 12 hours, while flights to New York typically last 13 to 14 hours. Eastbound flights are often slightly shorter due to tailwinds, and one-stop itineraries can add 3 to 6 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are many non-stop flights from Seoul to the United States. Major gateways served non-stop include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Honolulu. Airlines operating these routes include Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Delta, United, and American. Flight times vary by destination, typically around 10 to 14 hours eastbound, with westbound return flights often slightly longer due to prevailing winds."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "From Seoul to the US, nonstop carriers include Korean Air, Asiana, Delta, United and American. One-stop options via Tokyo, Hong Kong or Shanghai are also common."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Seoul to the United States are September, October, and November, while June, December, and January are the most expensive. Booking about 23–26 weeks (roughly 5–6 months) ahead typically yields the best fares, with prices rising sharply inside two to three weeks before departure. Midweek flights and off-peak departure times generally offer better value than weekend or evening departures, and peak summer and the December holiday season are usually much pricier.",
        "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. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "For flights from Seoul to the United States, the optimal booking window is about 23 to 26 weeks (roughly 5½ to 6 months) ahead of departure, when average fares drop to around $1,204, though the absolute lowest prices appear around 180 days out at about $1,197.",
        "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. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Seoul to United States?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa for short tourist visits to the United States. Electronic travel authorization like ESTA is not required for U.S. citizens. Entry rules can change, so always check official sources before travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from Seoul?",
        "answer": "From Seoul, Los Angeles and San Francisco are top West Coast gateways with frequent nonstops and good onward connections to Hawaii or the mainland. For the East Coast, New York JFK offers many options, while Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth serve as major hubs for regional travel across the South and Midwest. Chicago O'Hare is a solid choice for the central U.S. with extensive domestic links."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?",
        "answer": "For the United States, April to June and September to early November generally offer mild weather and fewer crowds than summer, especially in popular gateways like New York and Los Angeles."
      }
    }
  }
}