Star Alliance member Brussels Airlines offers cheap flights from Brussels and Paris to Banjul, Gambia. All fares include a 23 kg checked-in luggage.
This fare allows you to change your flight without a change fee. You would still need to pay the fare difference.
Worldwide travel restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. We strongly recommend gathering detailed information about the travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to your desired origin and destination.
A good start is the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. It provides current updates on a country’s immigration policies. Even better, the Covid-19 Travel Regulations Map is one of the most useful tools you can find.
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, although they are only a little cheaper.
The flight has a short stopover in Dakar, Senegal, but you will not have to change planes. Brussels Airlines deploys and Airbus A330 on the route which features a 2-4-2 configuration.
Search & Book
The airline issues these tickets until May 17, 2022 for travel until December 15. You need to stay five nights or spend the Saturday night at your destination, but no more than three months. There is little availability in the Summer.
You can use Google Flights (instructions) to find the cheapest dates. Although it may be easier to use our availability calendar above or Lufthansa’s best price search. You can book through online travel agencies, but the price isn’t much lower.
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
The airline issues the tickets in booking class K. The trip from Paris via Brussels and Dakar would get you the following mileage:
- 3,010 Award Miles + 602 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 1,504 Miles on Asiana Club
- 1,504 Award Miles on Etihad Guest
- 608 Award Miles + 160 Points on Miles&More
Hotels
To find the best hotel in the Gambia, you can use our hotel search box. Once you selected your dates, it will redirect you to either Booking.com or Travel-Dealz hotel search.
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