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  "response": {
    "Key": "STL-DO",
    "orig": {
      "code": "STL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "St. Louis",
      "fullCity": "St. Louis, Missouri",
      "airport": "Lambert Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "DO",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Dominican Republic"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Dominican Republic can I fly to from St. Louis?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis you most often connect into Punta Cana, Santo Domingo or Santiago de los Caballeros. Punta Cana is the main tourist gateway for beach resorts, while Santo Domingo offers history and culture. Santiago serves the north and interior."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from St. Louis to Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from St. Louis to the Dominican Republic. One-stop routes to Punta Cana typically take 6 to 8 hours eastbound, while flights to Santo Domingo are similar. Westbound returns are usually about 30 to 60 minutes longer."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from St. Louis to Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from St. Louis to the Dominican Republic. The most common one-stop routings connect through major U.S. hubs such as Miami, Atlanta, or Charlotte, with total travel times typically ranging from about 6 to 9 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from St. Louis to Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis to Dominican Republic, common options include American, Delta, United, and Southwest, typically with one stop at their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from St. Louis to Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from St. Louis to Punta Cana are October, November, and September, with May also offering lower fares. Booking about 17 to 20 weeks ahead tends to yield the best prices, and midweek departures — especially Tuesday — are cheaper than weekends, with midday flights offering the lowest fares. Peak summer and the December holiday season are usually more expensive.",
        "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 St. Louis to Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "For flights from St. Louis to Punta Cana, the optimal booking window is about 17 to 20 weeks ahead, when fares average $649 — booking last-minute can push prices above $870.",
        "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 Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "In the Dominican Republic, most visitors fly into Punta Cana for all-inclusive resorts and beaches, Santo Domingo for colonial history and culture, Puerto Plata for north-coast scenery, and La Romana for upscale resorts and excursions."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Dominican Republic are best to fly into from St. Louis?",
        "answer": "From St. Louis to the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana International Airport is the most popular gateway for all-inclusive beach resorts on the east coast. Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport offers more cultural and city experiences, while Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport serves the north coast’s resorts and is a good choice for regional travel."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Dominican Republic?",
        "answer": "For the Dominican Republic, mid-December to April is the dry season with sunny skies and comfortable humidity, though it's the busiest and priciest time. May to July and November offer fewer crowds and lower prices, with short afternoon showers."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Lambert Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "Getting to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) from downtown is straightforward, with the MetroLink light rail providing direct, economical service from the city center to the airport. Ride-share services and taxis are also readily available and are generally the fastest door-to-door option, though they cost more than transit. For driving, STL offers several parking choices, from terminal garages (about $23 per day) to economy lots (around $7 per day), plus off-site options starting near $6.50 per day with shuttle service.",
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            "title": "St Louis Airport (STL) Parking Rates and Map",
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