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    "Key": "FLL-SX",
    "orig": {
      "code": "FLL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida",
      "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"
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    "dest": {
      "code": "SX",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Sint Maarten"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Sint Maarten can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "Sint Maarten has one main airport, Princess Juliana International Airport on the Dutch side, which is the only practical arrival point. From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop on Spirit or JetBlue, or connect through Miami or San Juan. The island is small, so the airport serves both Dutch and French sides."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten (Princess Juliana International Airport) take about 3 hours. One-stop itineraries typically range from 5 to 8 hours depending on the layover city and duration."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "Yes, you can fly non-stop from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten on Spirit Airlines, and seasonally on JetBlue. The non-stop flight serves Princess Juliana International Airport and takes about 2 hours 50 minutes eastbound. Without a non-stop, common one-stop routings go through Miami, Charlotte or Panama City with total travel times typically between 5 and 8 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten you can fly nonstop on Spirit or JetBlue, or connect via Miami on American, or via Atlanta on Delta."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten are September, October, and August, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares before the winter price spike. Thursday departures tend to be the best day of the week, and morning flights often come in cheapest, while peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's are usually more expensive. Booking about three to four months ahead typically gets you the best deal.",
        "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. 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. 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."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten, the optimal booking window is about 13 to 16 weeks ahead, when average fares drop to around $585, with the single cheapest day to book being roughly 100 days before departure at about $581.",
        "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. 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 Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "Sint Maarten is small, so most visitors focus on Philipsburg for shopping and the boardwalk, Maho Beach for low plane arrivals, Simpson Bay for nightlife and Grand Case on the French side for dining."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Sint Maarten are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Sint Maarten, Princess Juliana International Airport is the only airport serving the island and the sole point of entry for flights from the U.S. It is the best option for resorts and regional travel, with no other airports to consider."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Sint Maarten?",
        "answer": "For Sint Maarten, mid-December to April offers the driest, most comfortable weather but is peak season with higher prices. May to June and November provide a good balance of lower rates and decent weather, though there is a slightly higher chance of showers."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Hollywood Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Fort Lauderdale, you can reach Hollywood International Airport via Broward County Transit Route 1 bus, which stops at the Rental Car Center, or by Tri-Rail commuter train with free shuttle buses from the airport terminals to the nearby Dania Beach station. Ride-share services and taxis are also available at the ground transportation areas on the arrivals level, and driving is straightforward with on-site parking and a dedicated Rental Car Center. The Tri-Rail shuttle and Route 1 bus are the most economical options, while ride-share, taxis, or driving are faster and more popular for door-to-door convenience.",
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