Lie-flat deal alert: Fly business class to Brussels for less than $2,200 round-trip

We're seeing good prices right now for business-class seats to Belgium from a number of major U.S. cities. If you live in Chicago, Miami or New York City, you can save almost 50% off the typical cost of business class, with some tickets costing less than $2,200 round-trip. Even better, most of the routes involve lie-flat seats.

The travel window for this sale is from December 2024 through March 2025. Scandinavian Airlines and Turkish Airlines have the best prices, though Icelandair also has some discounted fares from West Coast cities. But remember, the latter's business class does not have lie-flat seats. Also keep in mind that these fares do include layovers.

Deal basics

Airlines: Icelandair, Scandinavian Airlines and Turkish Airlines

Routes: From Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Seattle to Brussels

How to book: Browse Google Flights, then book directly with the airline

Travel dates: Availability from December 2024 through March 2025

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Sample flights

Turkish Airlines has terrific round-trip business-class fares from New York City to Belgium in early December 2024. You can fly from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Brussels Airport (BRU), with a layover at Istanbul Airport (IST), for less than $2,200. You'll enjoy a lie-flat seat for the overseas portion of the trip.

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Google Flights says this ticket typically costs more than $4,000.

If March 2025 is a better time for your travel plans, you can book this same itinerary for $2,298 round-trip. That's still an excellent deal.

The best prices in this sale for flights from Miami are available in January 2025. You can fly SAS from Miami International Airport (MIA) to BRU for $2,427 round-trip. If your travel schedule is flexible, you may be able to find this route for a bit cheaper, as the prices fluctuated quite a bit during our search.

If you live in Los Angeles, early January 2025 is a good time to consider this deal. SAS has lie-flat business-class seats from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to BRU, with a layover at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), for just $2,345 round-trip.

We found discounted business-class seats from the Pacific Northwest, too. Icelandair has round-trip itineraries from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to BRU in early January 2025 from $2,556. Keep in mind that Icelandair's Saga Premium business-class product does not have lie-flat seats.

You can also book round-trip fares from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BRU in January for $2,238. This is a nice discount from typical prices. Again, it's an Icelandair ticket, so know that you won't have a lie-flat seat.

Maximize your purchase

When booking flights, be sure to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:

• American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
• The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel® (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
• Chase Sapphire Reserve®: 8 points per dollar on all Chase Travel℠ purchases and 4 points per dollar on flights booked directly through the airline
• Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: 2 points per dollar spent on travel

Bottom line

If you happen to book a trip to Brussels in December, make sure to leave room in your schedule to drop by the Christmas market in Place St. Catherine. It's full of local merchants selling holiday gifts and offers all kinds of activities, including carnival rides and ice skating.

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