{
  "response": {
    "Key": "FLL-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "FLL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida",
      "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop to San Juan, the main gateway, on several airlines. For other cities like Aguadilla or Ponce you would connect through San Juan or fly via another U.S. hub such as Miami or Orlando. San Juan is best for history and nightlife, while Aguadilla and Ponce are closer to west-coast beaches and the south’s colonial charm."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan take about 2 hours 30 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes. One-stop routes to smaller airports like Aguadilla or Ponce often run 4 to 6 hours depending on the layover. Westbound returns are usually similar in duration."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico. You can fly directly to San Juan on Spirit Airlines or JetBlue, with a flight time of about 2 hours and 40 minutes. If you prefer other carriers, common one-stop routings connect through Miami or Orlando and take roughly 4 to 6 hours total."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico you can fly nonstop on JetBlue, Southwest or Spirit, or connect via Miami on American."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico are August, October, and September, while March and December are the priciest. Booking about six to nine weeks ahead tends to yield the best fares, and departing on a Wednesday — especially in the evening — is typically the most affordable day and time. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas, New Year's, and spring break push prices noticeably higher.",
        "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 Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan, the best time to book is about 6 to 9 weeks ahead, when round-trip fares average around $383.",
        "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. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, San Juan is the main gateway with its colonial forts and vibrant neighborhoods. From there, explore the lush El Yunque rainforest, the bioluminescent bays of Vieques, the surf town of Rincón, and the colorful streets of Ponce."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "No visa is required for U.S. citizens traveling from Fort Lauderdale to Puerto Rico, as Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. You only need a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, for domestic travel. Entry rules are the same as for any U.S. state, so no electronic travel authorization is needed."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the main gateway with the most frequent flights and connections to the rest of the island. For a more relaxed arrival closer to resorts, Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Mercedita Airport in Ponce offer direct options, though with fewer frequencies."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Mid-April to June and November to mid-December offer warm weather with fewer tourists and lower prices than the busy winter and summer peaks."
      }
    }
  }
}