{
  "response": {
    "Key": "NYC-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "NYC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "New York City",
      "fullCity": "New York City, New York",
      "airport": "John F Kennedy Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City you can fly non-stop to San Juan, which is the main international gateway. You can also fly non-stop to Aguadilla and Ponce, though these routes may be seasonal or less frequent. One-stop connections are available through San Juan to smaller airports like Mayagüez and Vieques. Most visitors choose San Juan for history and nightlife, while Aguadilla and Ponce serve the west and south coasts. For the islands of Vieques and Culebra, you typically fly into San Juan and take a short connecting flight or ferry."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From New York City to San Juan, non-stop flights take about 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours southbound and roughly 4 hours northbound. One-stop routes to other Puerto Rican airports like Aguadilla or Ponce often total 5 to 7 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are frequent non-stop flights from New York City to Puerto Rico. You can fly non-stop from John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan. Major airlines on these routes include JetBlue, Delta, United, and American. Flight time is about 3 hours and 45 minutes. For other Puerto Rican airports like Aguadilla or Ponce, you would typically connect through San Juan."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From NYC to Puerto Rico you can fly nonstop with JetBlue, Delta, United, and American. One-stop options include Southwest via Orlando or Spirit via Fort Lauderdale."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from New York City to Puerto Rico are September, August, and October, while peak summer and major holidays — especially December and March — are usually more expensive. Booking about two to three months ahead tends to yield the best fares, and departing on a Monday or Tuesday is typically cheaper than Thursday or Sunday. Early morning departures often offer the lowest prices, though late-night flights can also be a good deal with fewer options.",
        "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 New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from New York City to San Juan, the optimal booking window is 8 to 11 weeks before departure, when fares average around $362 — waiting until the last minute can push prices above $500, while booking too early also costs more.",
        "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. 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. The typical price, the lowest fare, a 'great deal' threshold, and how fares are spread across price bands are summarized from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, with a small fraction of extreme outlier fares excluded from the range."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "In Puerto Rico, San Juan is the main gateway with historic forts. Rincón offers surfing beaches, Vieques has bioluminescent bays, and El Yunque rainforest is a nature highlight. Ponce provides colonial architecture."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from New York City to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "You do not need a visa to travel from New York City to Puerto Rico because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. U.S. citizens can visit for any length of time without a passport or electronic travel authorization, just as they would travel between states."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the main gateway with the most flights and easy access to resorts and cruise ports. Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Mercedita Airport in Ponce offer direct options from NYC and are convenient for the west and south coasts, with less congestion."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For Puerto Rico, mid-December to April offers the most reliable sunny weather, while May to November brings lower prices and fewer tourists but a higher chance of rain and hurricanes."
      }
    }
  }
}