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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 and New York City, you can save almost 50% off the typical cost of biz-class, with some tickets costing less than $2200 round-trip. Even better, most of the routes involve lie-flat seats

The travel window for this sale is from December through March of next year. Scandinavian Airlines, AKA SAS, and Turkish Airlines have the very best prices. Icelandair also has some discounted fares from west coast cities, but remember that the airline’s biz class does not have lie-flat seats. Also, these fares do include layovers.

Deal basics

Airlines: Icelandair, Scandinavian Airlines, Turkish Airlines

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

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

Travel dates: Availability from December through March 2025

This deal was first sent out by our friends at FareDrop, a company specializing in flight deals. You can sign up for FareDrop’s Pro subscription at this link for access to all kinds of incredible sales just like this one.

And as a special offer right now, you can save 50% off the $99 annual fee (through Memorial Day only). The Pro membership gives you unlimited access to domestic and international deals and overseas business-class alerts.

Sample flights

Turkish Airlines has round-trip business-class fares from New York City to Belgium in early December available at great prices. You can fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Brussels Airport (BRU), with a layover in Istanbul, for less than $2200. You get a lie-flat seat for the overseas portion of the trip.

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

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

The best prices in this sale for flights from Miami were found in January. You can fly SAS from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Belgium 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 is a good time consider this deal. SAS has lie flat business-class seats from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Brussels for just $2,345 round-trip, with a layover in Copenhagen.

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

You can also book round-trip fares from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Belgium in January for $2,238, a nice discount from typical prices. Again, it’s an Icelandair ticket, so no lie flat seat.

Maximize your purchase

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®: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare
• 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 Saint Catherine. It’s filled with local merchants selling holiday gifts, carnival rides, ice skating and other activities.

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