{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-BE",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "BE",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Belgium"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Belgium?",
        "answer": "Direct flights to Belgium depart from New York JFK, Newark, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare and Atlanta, arriving at Brussels Airport. One-stop options via major European hubs like London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris CDG or Amsterdam are available from most large US cities. Travellers often choose based on proximity to a gateway with nonstop service or overall fare, as one-stop itineraries can be cheaper but longer."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Belgium are the best to fly into from United States?",
        "answer": "Brussels Airport is the primary entry point from the United States, offering direct flights from New York, Washington DC and Chicago. It has excellent train connections to other Belgian cities and neighbouring countries. Brussels South Charleroi Airport mainly serves European budget carriers and is not a direct option from the US, but can be useful for onward regional travel."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from United States to Belgium?",
        "answer": "From New York JFK to Brussels, non-stop flights take about 7 to 8 hours eastbound and around 8 to 9 hours westbound. From Chicago, one-stop connections via European hubs like London or Amsterdam typically total 10 to 13 hours, depending on layover length."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Belgium?",
        "answer": "There are non-stop flights from the United States to Belgium. Brussels Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines operate non-stop routes from New York (JFK and Newark) and Washington D.C. (IAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU). Flight time from the East Coast is about 7-8 hours, while from the West Coast, one-stop connections are common and take 12-14 hours."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Belgium?",
        "answer": "New York JFK and Chicago O'Hare are usually the cheapest US departure points for Belgium, thanks to strong competition on transatlantic routes. Smaller cities typically require a domestic connection to these hubs, which can raise the total fare."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Belgium?",
        "answer": "Major airlines: United, Delta, American, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, Air France. Nonstops from NYC, IAD, ORD; one-stops via European hubs."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from United States to Belgium?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the United States to Belgium are April, September, March, and October, while January, February, December, and June are the priciest — avoid peak summer and the winter holidays when fares rise. For the best deal, book 4 to 7 weeks ahead and aim to depart on a Wednesday, with afternoon or evening flights typically offering the lowest prices.",
        "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. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from United States to Belgium?",
        "answer": "US citizens can visit Belgium visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period for tourism or business. From 2025, US travellers will need an ETIAS authorization before departure. Always confirm the latest rules with official Belgian or EU sources before travelling."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Belgium after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Belgium is compact, so domestic flights are unnecessary. Trains are the backbone of internal travel, with frequent services linking major cities. Buses are a cheaper but slower alternative. Arriving at Brussels Airport gives you immediate access to the main rail hub, making onward connections to cities like Antwerp, Ghent, or Bruges fast and simple. Arriving at Brussels South Charleroi typically requires a shuttle bus to the city before connecting to the train network."
      }
    }
  }
}