{
  "response": {
    "Key": "RDU-SV",
    "orig": {
      "code": "RDU",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Raleigh",
      "fullCity": "Raleigh, North Carolina",
      "airport": "Raleigh Durham Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "SV",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "El Salvador"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in El Salvador can I fly to from Raleigh?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh you will fly into San Salvador Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, the country's only international airport. There are no non-stop flights from RDU, so you will connect via hubs such as Miami, Atlanta or Houston. Once in San Salvador you can reach other cities by road or domestic flights."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Raleigh to El Salvador. One-stop itineraries to San Salvador typically take 6 to 8 hours, depending on the connection. Flight times are similar in both directions."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Raleigh to El Salvador. The most common one-stop routings connect through major U.S. hubs like Atlanta, Miami or Houston, or through San Salvador on Avianca. Total travel time typically ranges from 6 to 10 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh to El Salvador you can fly with American, Delta, United, Avianca, or Copa via their hubs; no nonstop flights available."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Raleigh to El Salvador are September, October, August, and May, with September offering the lowest fares, while December, July, and November are the most expensive; peak summer and major holidays like Christmas push prices significantly higher. Booking about 14 to 17 weeks ahead yields the best rates, and departing on a Tuesday tends to be cheapest, with early morning flights offering the lowest fares. Late-night departures are notably expensive and best avoided.",
        "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 Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For flights from Raleigh to El Salvador, the best time to book is about 14 to 17 weeks ahead, when fares average around $477.",
        "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 El Salvador?",
        "answer": "In El Salvador, popular destinations include San Salvador for culture and history, Santa Ana for its colonial architecture and volcano, Suchitoto for its charming streets and lake views, La Libertad for surfing beaches, and the Ruta de las Flores for scenic villages and coffee farms."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Raleigh to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays of up to 90 days in El Salvador. You must have a passport valid for at least six months beyond your entry date and may need to show proof of onward travel. Entry rules can change, so verify current requirements before departure."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in El Salvador are best to fly into from Raleigh?",
        "answer": "From Raleigh to El Salvador, you will almost certainly fly into San Salvador International Airport, the country's only airport with regular U.S. flights. It offers easy road access to the capital, the coast, and regional destinations, as no other airports handle long-haul routes."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit El Salvador?",
        "answer": "In El Salvador, the dry season from November to April offers sunny skies and lower humidity, avoiding the rainy summer months. This period also sees fewer crowds and more moderate prices compared with the peak holiday weeks."
      }
    }
  }
}