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  "response": {
    "Key": "SEA-PR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SEA",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Seattle",
      "fullCity": "Seattle, Washington",
      "airport": "Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Puerto Rico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Puerto Rico can I fly to from Seattle?",
        "answer": "From Seattle you fly into San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the main gateway. Non-stop flights are rare so most itineraries connect through hubs like Dallas, Miami or Atlanta. From San Juan you can take a short flight or ferry to islands like Vieques and Culebra."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Seattle to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Seattle to San Juan, non-stop flights are not currently offered, so you will need a connection. One-stop itineraries typically take 9 to 12 hours eastbound and 11 to 13 hours westbound, depending on the layover. Flights into Aguadilla or Ponce are less frequent and usually add another 1 to 2 hours."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Seattle to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Seattle to Puerto Rico. Most itineraries connect through major U.S. hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Charlotte, or New York. Total travel time typically ranges from about 9 to 12 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Seattle to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "From Seattle to Puerto Rico you typically connect via hubs on Alaska, Delta, American, United or Southwest. No non-stop flights operate on this route."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Seattle to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Seattle to Puerto Rico are September, October, and August, with September and October being the most affordable. For the best fare, aim to book about 23–26 weeks ahead and try to depart on a Wednesday or in the evening, as midweek and evening flights tend to be cheaper. Peak summer months like June and July along with the December holiday period are usually the most 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 Seattle to Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Seattle to Puerto Rico, aim to book about 23 to 26 weeks ahead — roughly five to six months before departure — to catch the best fares, which average around $622 in that window.",
        "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 Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "San Juan is the main gateway with historic Old San Juan and beaches. Other top spots include Rincon for surfing, Ponce for colonial architecture, the El Yunque rainforest area and the islands of Vieques and Culebra for pristine beaches and bioluminescent bays."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Puerto Rico are best to fly into from Seattle?",
        "answer": "From Seattle to Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is the primary gateway with the most flights and connections to the rest of the island. For a quieter arrival closer to the western beaches and resorts, Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla is a solid alternative. There are no passenger trains in Puerto Rico, so onward travel relies on rental cars, taxis or ride‑sharing, but San Juan offers the most frequent connections to nearby islands by ferry or short flight."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Puerto Rico?",
        "answer": "Puerto Rico is pleasant year-round, but mid-April to June and November to early December avoid the peak winter crowds and the rainy hurricane season. Summer is hot, humid and pricier."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Seattle, the fastest and most popular way to reach Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the Link light rail, which runs from downtown stations directly to the airport. Public buses also serve the airport, and app-based rideshare services like Uber and Lyft, taxis, and shared or private door-to-door van shuttles such as Premier Airport Shuttle are widely available. Driving yourself is possible with parking in the airport garage, though it tends to be the most expensive option, while light rail and buses are the most economical. Rideshare and taxis offer door-to-door convenience at a higher cost than transit but less hassle than parking.",
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