Senegal at €1,201; Guinea at €1,351 in Brussels Airlines Business Class from Milan (Lie Flat)

Star Alliance member Brussels Airlines offers business class flights from Milan to Conakry in Guinea starting at €1,351. You can also fly to Dakar in Senegal starting at €1,201. The fare includes two checked bags (32kg) and two carry-on bags in addition to lounge access and priority boarding among other benefits.

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Lufthansa with your preselected flight dates. You can also check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €50 cheaper.

You will fly Brussels Airlines’ Airbus A320 family in European business class for the short flight to Paris. Then, you will get on an Airbus A330. The Conakry flight stops in Dakar both ways. Similarly to SWISS, Brussels Airlines’ business class alternates between a 1-2-1 and a 2-2-1 configuration. The seats go flat and feature inflight entertainment.

All flights to Conakry feature a technical stop in Dakar both ways.

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The fare rules don’t give a travel or sales period to these flights. They do give a rather hefty minimum stay of 10 days. If you are not planning on spending that much time in Africa between flights, prices rise by roughly €400.

Our availability calendar above is the best way to look for dates. Alternatively, you can use the best price calendar on Brussels Airlines’ website or Google Flights. While you could save around €30-€50 by booking through an online travel agency via the Travel-Dealz flight search, we suggest booking through the airline.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

Brussels Airlines issues flights in booking class P. A flight to Conakry would earn you the following amount:

The earnings to Dakar barely differ:

Destination

Hotel prices in both cities usually start at roughly €60, depending on the hotel category. Whichever category and hotel you opt for, make sure to get the best price! Our recommendation is to search on booking.com, or even on our own Travel-Dealz hotel search:

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