{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is well connected to the US mainland, with nonstop flights from major hubs like New York JFK, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, and Houston. Other cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Philadelphia also offer direct service. One-stop options via Miami or Atlanta are common from smaller airports. Travellers choose based on proximity, price, and flight frequency, with Miami and New York offering the most daily departures."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are the best to fly into from United States?",
        "answer": "The main entry point is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, with frequent nonstop flights from many US cities and good connections to other parts of the island. Smaller airports like Aguadilla and Ponce also receive some US flights and serve western and southern Puerto Rico."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Miami to San Juan, non-stop flights take about 2.5 hours; from New York JFK, around 4 hours. One-stop connections via hubs like Atlanta or Charlotte typically add 1 to 3 hours. Return times are similar."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, so flights from the mainland U.S. are domestic and no passport is required for U.S. citizens. Many non-stop routes exist from major hubs including New York, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Philadelphia to San Juan, served by airlines like JetBlue, American, Delta, Southwest, and United. Aguadilla and Ponce also receive some non-stop flights from the eastern U.S. Flight times from New York are about 4 hours, from Miami about 2.5 hours."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "San Juan is a US territory so flights from the mainland are domestic. The cheapest airports to depart from are major East Coast hubs like New York JFK, Orlando, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale due to high competition and short flight times. Smaller interior cities often require a connection through one of these gateways, raising the total fare."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "JetBlue, Southwest, American, Delta, United, Spirit and Frontier offer nonstop flights from many U.S. cities to Puerto Rico."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the United States to Puerto Rico are August, September, and October, while December and June are the priciest — avoiding the winter holidays and early summer peak saves the most. Booking 9 to 12 weeks ahead typically yields the best fares, and midweek departures (Tuesday/Wednesday) tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, especially outside holiday periods like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break.",
        "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."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from the United States to Puerto Rico, the best window to book is about 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when fares average around $530 — though during peak seasons like winter holidays or spring break you'll want to lock in tickets even earlier.",
        "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."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from United States to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Travel from the United States to Puerto Rico is domestic, so no visa is required for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. Other nationalities must meet the same entry requirements as for the mainland United States, so check official guidance based on your status."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Puerto Rico after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is compact and well connected by rental cars, public buses, and ride‑sharing services. Most travellers arrive in San Juan, which is the main hub for exploring the island, including the east coast, the interior, and the west."
      }
    }
  }
}