Deal alert: Brussels to New York from £222 return

Looking for a cheap airfare to the United States? If you don't mind positioning yourself to the continent, there are some real bargains to be had right now.

Fares from Brussels, Belgium to New York City (Newark Int'l) are currently starting from £222 round trip on *A carriers SWISS, Brussels Airlines, United, Air Canada and Lufthansa. Here are a few examples for random dates in April found with Google Flights:

Availability is wide-open for travel in mid-April and throughout May:

You should also be able to find this price for travel between 17 August 2018 and 28 February 2019, though you cannot stay longer than 3 months. Note that this fare is valid until 15 April, but this bargain fare is likely to sell out before then.

And you'll earn miles on top

These fares should book into fare bucket K.

Use wheretocredit.com to check the mileage earning rate for your preferred Star Alliance frequent flyer programme. 

Crediting to United Mileage Plus should bag you a whopping 100% of miles flown, depending on the operating airline. Crediting to Miles & More, SAS Eurobonus or Aegean Miles+Bonus should earn you somewhere between 25% and 50% of the miles flown in award and status miles. 

Bottom Line

Positioning yourself to the continent can be a hassle. If you can get your head around that, you will bag yourself a real bargain here. I always think of an ex-EU trip as a 2-for-1 really. I usually travel to my point of departure a day or two before my long-haul flight and spend sometime sightseeing, etc.