Brussels Airlines Biz Class To Europe (Spring/Summer 2024)
Take the stress out of booking summer travel by booking it now!
Brussels Airlines has business class award space for 2 people starting this fall and running through next summer.. This is a great chance to lock in award space for a spring trip to Europe!
You could also connect to other European cities. A quick search showed space to cities such as Madrid and Munich. Alternatively, you could book a separate positioning flights or take a train to cities such as Paris or Amsterdam.
Now, let's get into the details!
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Straight To The Points:
Routes: IAD/JFK-BRU
Operating airline: Brussels Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: November 2023 - August 2024
Seats available: 2 (up to 8)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1/2-1-2
Book with (per person, one-way):
- *Air Canada Aeroplan: 60,000 points
- ANA Mileage Club: 88,000 miles (round-trip only)
- Asiana Club: 40,000 miles
- *Avianca LifeMiles: 63,000 miles
- *Etihad Guest: 70,000 miles
- EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles
- Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles
- Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles
- Turkish Miles&Smiles: 45,000 miles
- *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60
- From Brussels: ~$60
- Surcharges: ~$1,700 round-trip
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners:
- Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
- ANA : Amex, Marriott
- Asiana: Marriott
- Avianca: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- Etihad: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- EVA: Capital One, Citi
- Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
Current Transfer Bonuses
Let me know if you book!
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Flight Experience
The business class cabin has a combo 1-2-1/2-1-2 cabin layout. All seats are lie-flat but only some seats have direct aisle access. If you're sitting with someone and you both want direct aisle access, choose a middle section.
You can expect a solid meal and an impressive beer selection. The fact that they give you a little box of chocolates at the end of the flight is a nice touch.
The lack of WiFi could be something to consider. Additionally, Brussels Airlines doesn't have a reputation for an impressive selection of movies and TV shows. You might want to download some options to your phone or tablet for this flight.
Throne seats may only be selected a few days prior to departure.
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Available Dates
JFK-BRU
November: 15, 24, 26
December: 7-9, 28, 30, 31
January: 1, 5, 8, 11-15, 18-22. 25-29
February: 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29
March: 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28-31
April: 3, 5, 7, 9-11, 14, 17, 20-22, 25, 26, 28, 30
May: 2, 5, 28
June: 7
July: 1, 11, 12, 15-17, 19
August: 2-23
BRU-JFK
September: 20, 27
November: 3, 10-12, 17, 19, 23, 25, 30
December: 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14-18, 21, 24, 29
January: 6, 8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29
February: 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29
March: 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28
April: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-29
May: 1-7, 10-12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21-31
June: 1-9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22-24, 26, 28
July: 1-5, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18-21, 23-30
August: 1-24
IAD-BRU
April: 26, 29
July: 1, 13, 14, 21, 29
August: 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22
BRU-IAD
April: 7, 8, 11-15, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29
May: 2-6, 9, 12, 16-19, 24, 26, 30, 31
June: 6, 7, 13-15, 23, 24, 27-30
July: 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25-29
August: 1-5, 8-12, 15-19
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Best Ways To Book
LifeMiles: 15% Amex Transfer Bonus, Great With Connections
If you want to include a connection rather than book a positioning flight, LifeMiles has a small advantage over Aeroplan at 63,000 miles one-way as including a connection will quickly bump the Aeroplan rate from 60,000 to 70,000 points.
With Amex's 15% transfer bonus, LifeMiles is better option on the non-stop. You'll only need 55,000 Amex points to get 63,000 LifeMiles. Please note that this transfer bonus ends on August 31.
Aeroplan: Great Non-stop Option
At 60,000 Aeroplan points one-way for the non-stop, this is a great option if you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Chase points. If you include a connection within the US and/or Europe, you'll quickly exceed 4,000 flight miles and thus your award will require 70,000 Aeroplan points for a one-way.
You can use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's zone-based chart. You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles.
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How To Book
If you don't know the exact dates you want to fly, keep things simple and use United's calendar search option.
- From United's homepage, select Advanced search
- Choose to show price in miles
- Select Roundtrip or One-way
- Enter the origin & destination
- Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection)
- Select the number of passengers
- Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month
- Select Business
- Run the search
- If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program
- Transfer points (if necessary)
- Log into your account
- Run the search again
- Complete the booking
Once you know the exact dates you want, you can run the search with the program you'll be using to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points.
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Final Thoughts
If you're interested in exploring Belgium, I recommend checking out Ghent and Bruges. It's an easy train ride from Brussels to either city or other places such as Amsterdam and Paris.
Happy booking!
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