Brussels Airlines is starting flights to New York JFK from June 1 2012. They are a member of Star Alliance and part of the Lufthansa group of airlines. While they are not as well known as Swiss or Lufthansa, they do offer a great business class product- and a smaller airline can often mean a more personal touch. There’s a great trip report by A.netter Abrelosojos here.
But wait, there’s more! Looking at the Continental web site, there is at least eight award seats in both economy and business class, for every flight, until end of schedule. That’s right! Brussels Airlines on Twitter also suggests that’s not a glitch- but one has to wonder whether award space will always remain this generous. Nevertheless, this remains a great deal, and a genuine option for those looking to redeem for flights to Europe and Africa.
Roland is an student, travel blogger, award travel expert and frequent flyer consultant based in Sydney, Australia. He runs an award travel and mileage run consulting service, which can be found at Flight Concierge and regularly posts on FlyerTalk under the handle "belfordrocks".
