Originally Posted by
wilsnunn
Whilst not necessarily the best to get to SFO from BRU (or indeed an easy way to do it from most places), you can do:
ALG-LON-NYC-SFO
(can also transit in CHI or DFW)
for about £1318 on many dates (not all have the stop in NYC/CHI/DFW). This will give 720TPs if I am right, so £1.84/TP which isn't bad. The difficult thing is getting to ALG.
Note that as the ALG-LON and LON-ALG flights are to LGW, you will either have to fly on the LGW fleet or head over to LHR, this may however be beneficial for a dropped leg on the way home to avoid the trek back to ALG.
Fare is: RNNC50S2
The above route seems to be the best price/route, since dates to travel is so close, and just over the Easter weekend. If you had the possibilty to go 3 weeks later, you could shave ~£200, earn the same TP's but travel in more comfort and earn considerably more Avios.
Tempting? Scroll through
this thread , which surprisingly is a fare ALG-JFK, with no min stay in NYC, but with the possibility of routing via LAX both ways, with stopovers possible literally everywhere en route. Of course you need to hop over to SFO from LAX. Driving north on Highway 1 is beautiful most time of the year, but extra much in May. A shortish hop with AA will, of course also do the trick.
Positioning to ALG isn't really that complicated. Air Algerie (AH) depart Brussels CRL 09.10, arrives ALG 10.55, which, if being prepared, is doable for a BA flight to LGW 1h 20min later. The disadvantage is waiting for the return to CRL 5h. A short hop to PAR for the 'French Connection', either ORY or CDG, to ALG with AH or AF.
Some tips to facilitate ALG positioning and transfer can be found
here . AH is an underestimated source for this kind of positioning