{
  "response": {
    "Key": "ISB-US",
    "orig": {
      "code": "ISB",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Islamabad",
      "fullCity": "Islamabad, Pakistan",
      "airport": "Islamabad Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from Islamabad?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Islamabad to the United States. Most itineraries connect through Middle Eastern hubs like Doha, Dubai, or Istanbul. Common U.S. gateways include New York JFK, Washington Dulles, and Chicago O'Hare, with onward connections to cities like Houston, Los Angeles, or San Francisco."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Islamabad to United States?",
        "answer": "Islamabad to the United States has no non-stop flights, so all journeys require at least one stop. For New York, typical one-stop itineraries take 20 to 24 hours westbound and 18 to 22 hours eastbound. Flights to Los Angeles often run 22 to 26 hours westbound and 20 to 24 hours eastbound due to the longer distance and prevailing winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Islamabad to United States?",
        "answer": "There are currently no non-stop flights from Islamabad to the United States. Most one-stop itineraries connect through major Middle Eastern hubs like Dubai, Doha, or Abu Dhabi, with total travel times typically ranging from 19 to 24 hours depending on layover duration."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Islamabad to United States?",
        "answer": "No non-stop flights. One-stop options include Emirates via Dubai, Qatar Airways via Doha, Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, and Etihad via Abu Dhabi."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Islamabad to United States?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Islamabad to the United States are April, September, and October, while June, December, and July are the most expensive — peak summer and the winter holidays drive prices up. Booking 13 to 16 weeks ahead yields the best fares, and departing on a Tuesday or a late-night flight tends to be cheaper than flying on a Saturday or during midday.",
        "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. 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 Islamabad to United States?",
        "answer": "Since you are a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa to enter the United States. Simply present your valid U.S. passport when you arrive. Entry rules can change, so it is always wise to check the latest travel advisories before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from Islamabad?",
        "answer": "From Islamabad to the United States, the main international gateways are New York JFK, Chicago O'Hare, and Washington Dulles, which offer the most long-haul connections. For onward train travel, New York and Washington have strong rail links. For regional travel or resorts, consider Los Angeles for the West Coast or Miami for Florida."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?",
        "answer": "For the United States, late April to early June and September to October generally offer pleasant weather and fewer crowds than the peak summer months of July and August, when popular destinations are busy and prices are higher."
      }
    }
  }
}