{
  "response": {
    "Key": "FLL-CO",
    "orig": {
      "code": "FLL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida",
      "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CO",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Colombia"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Colombia can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop to Bogota and Medellin. One-stop connections are available to Cartagena, Cali and Barranquilla, often via Bogota or Panama City. Choose Bogota for culture and connections, Medellin for nightlife and spring-like weather, or Cartagena for Caribbean beaches."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Colombia, non-stop flights to Bogotá take about 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours. One-stop routes to cities like Medellín or Cartagena typically range from 5 to 8 hours, with westbound returns often slightly longer due to headwinds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia. JetBlue and Spirit operate non-stops to Bogotá, with typical flight times around four hours. Additional non-stops are available to Medellín and Cartagena, primarily on Spirit. If your dates don't have non-stop availability, common one-stop routings connect through Miami or Panama City, adding 2–4 hours to your total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Colombia you can fly nonstop on JetBlue and Spirit, or connect via Miami on American, Avianca, or Copa."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia are April, August, September, and May, while December and January are the most expensive. Booking about 7 to 10 weeks ahead typically yields the best fares, and midweek departures — especially Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekends. Early morning and evening flights often offer lower prices, though late-night departures can run higher. Peak summer and major holiday periods like Christmas and New Year's are almost always 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. 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."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia, the optimal booking window is about 7 to 10 weeks before departure, when average fares dip to around $492.",
        "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."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Colombia?",
        "answer": "In Colombia, Bogotá offers culture and dining, Medellín boasts spring-like weather and innovation, Cartagena charms with colonial streets and beaches, Cali is the salsa capital, and Santa Marta provides access to Tayrona National Park."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Fort Lauderdale to Colombia?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits to Colombia of up to 90 days. You must have a valid U.S. passport and may need to show proof of onward travel. Entry rules can change, so verify current requirements with the Colombian embassy or official government sources before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Colombia are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale, Bogotá El Dorado is the main gateway with the most U.S. flights and strong domestic connections for onward travel. Medellín and Cartagena are also well served, offering easier access to the coffee region and Caribbean coast respectively, with fewer long-haul options but convenient for regional trips."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Colombia?",
        "answer": "For Colombia, December to March and July to August are the driest months across most regions, including Bogotá and Cartagena. These periods see more tourists, so prices are higher. April to June and September to November offer fewer crowds and lower fares, though rain is more frequent."
      }
    }
  }
}