Deal alert: Big discounts on business-class fares to Europe
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How does a deal on business-class flights on Icelandair to Europe sound right about now?
You know you’ve come across a good deal when it’s advertised on two of our favorite sites, Scott’s Cheap Flights Elite membership and Thrifty Traveler Premium, both of which alert subscribers to business- and first-class deals like this one via email.
Just keep in mind this is not for traditional lie-flat business-class seats. It’s more like premium economy, but still a good deal.
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Deal basics
Airline: Icelandair.
Routes: BOS/ORD/DEN/JFK/EWR/MCO/SEA/IAD to AMS/DUB/GLA/HEL/MAN/CDG/KEF/CPH/ARN/BER and others.
Cost: Less than $1,000 round-trip.
How to book: Search flights via Google Flights and then book directly at Icelandair.com.
Dates: January-May 2022.
Sample flights
This wide-reaching deal includes round-trip flights from several major U.S. cities, such as Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR) and Washington, D.C. (IAD), to various cities throughout Europe, including:
- London (LGW), starting at $986.
- Amsterdam (AMS) and Stockholm (ARN), starting at $993.
- Frankfurt (FRA), Germany; Paris (CDG); Helsinki (HEL); and Zurich (ZRH), starting at $994.
- Manchester, England (MAN), and Munich (MUN), starting at $995.
- Dublin (DUB), starting at $996.
- Berlin (BER); Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH); Glasgow, Scotland (GLA); and Oslo, Norway (OSL), starting at $997.
- Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF), starting at $998, nonstop.
Icelandair’s business class is called “Saga Premium,” so be sure to look for that fare type while booking, as illustrated below. For example, you could take the below flight in mid-January from Chicago to Dublin for $996 round-trip.
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As I mentioned above, Saga Premium is the carrier’s business class, which means one free carry-on and two checked bags, priority check-in, lounge access, meals and alcoholic beverages.
Also, Icelandair is offering free changes on all international flights until further notice due to COVID-19, so rest assured you can book this deal and change your flight at a later date if need be. Just know a fare difference may apply.
That same week, you could take a similarly priced flight departing from New York’s JFK to Copenhagen for $997 round-trip.
Most of the flights in this deal include a layover on both legs.
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Bottom line
It’s not every day that we see a deal for business-class fares, which are more than 30% their normal price of around $1,500. Travel restrictions related to COVID-19 are rapidly changing, so be sure to check the latest guidelines for any country you anticipate visiting. Consult our Europe reopening guide here.
Related: Reopening Europe: Where can you go? What are the rules? A country-by-country guide
Featured photo of Stockholm by K’Nub/Getty Images.
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