KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for January 2019 announced

Redeem selected Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class awards for 30% off. Book by 31 December 2018, fly in January 2019, or February 2019 for USA

Every month, Singapore Airlines releases a list of discounted KrisFlyer Saver awards to select destinations called โ€œSpontaneous Escapesโ€œ. These awards go at a 30% discount compared to their normal redemption prices.

KrisFlyer hasย just released its January 2019 spontaneous escapes list. These awards:

  • Must beย booked and ticketed byย 31 December 2018 (waitlists that clear after 31 December 2018 will be charged the regular rate, regardless of when you waitlisted)
  • Must beย flown fromย 1-31 January 2018 or 1-28 February 2019 (for US destinations only)

Tickets issued under Spontaneous Escapes cannot be changed or cancelled, unlike regular award tickets which allow this for a fee. If youโ€™re booking a Spontaneous Escapes award, be sure about your travel plans, orย buy a travel insurance policy that covers miles bookings.

January’s Spontaneous Escapes List

Here are the destinations forย January 2019’s Spontaneous Escapesย promotion:

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Again we see the return of discounted Premium Economy awards to the United States on Singapore Airlines’ non-stop flights to San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York (EWR). Discounted Business Class awards are also available for travel to Los Angeles on their non-stop flights as well. Flights to the United States booked during this month’s Spontaneous Escapes promotion are valid for travel in February 2019.ย 

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Be sure to note the various blackout periods which might apply to certain flights and/or city pairs.

What’s good this month?

The offerings for January’s Spontaneous Escapes are rather slim, with favourite holiday destinations such as Bangkok missing. Australia, New Zealand, and Europe are nowhere to be found in the list again.

If you wish to experience Singapore Airlines’ new cabin products for less with Spontaneous Escapes awards, there are opportunities to do so. Singapore Airlines is serving Ho Chi Minh on select days(SQ186) and Taipei daily(SQ876/SQ877) with their Boeing 787-10 aircraft which features the new regional Business Class seat.ย  I’ve flown it to Bangkok and you can read my full review here. Also, here’s a ground tour of the aircraft from Aaron at the Boeing 787 PPS event.

Singapore Airlines new Regional Business Class seat

If you have been wanting to try out Singapore Airlines’ new A380 Business Class product, you could snag yourself a Spontaneous Escapes award flight onย SQ856/SQ861 to /from Hong Kongย andย SQ830/SQ833 to/from Shanghai. Aaron tried it out earlier in the year and he loved it.ย  You can have a read ofย Aaron’s review of the new Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class seat here.

Singapore Airlines new A380 Business Class seat

If you’re planning to head to the United States in February 2019, discounted Business Class award seats are available at Spontaneous Escapes rates exclusively to Los Angeles. The seat that is being used on the Airbus A350-900ULRs that ply the route is the same 2013 Business Class seats which can be found on the long-haul Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Singapore Airlines 2013 Business Class Seat

If you were thinking of snagging a discounted Premium Economy award to San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York (EWR), be sure to try and secure a solo seat at the back of the plane. These seats come with tons of storage and more importantly, no seatmate!

Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR Premium Economy solo seats

Personally, I would not recommend using your hard-earned miles on redeeming a Premium Economy class seat to the United States or to anywhere else. With fares hovering between S$1,500-S$1,700 on these non-stop flights to the United States, you might want to consider looking at purchasing revenue fares instead of using your miles.

Here’s the full list of destinations on offer:

Singapore Airlines

South East Asia

FROM MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Jakarta โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 12,250 SQ962 โ€“
Jakarta to Singapore โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 12,250 SQ955,SQ957 โ€“
Singapore to Surabaya โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 12,250 SQ930 โ€“
Surabaya to Singapore โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 12,250 SQ931 โ€“
Singapore to Hanoi 8,750 SQ176, SQ188 โ€“ 14,000 SQ176, SQ188 โ€“
Hanoi to Singapore 8,750 SQ175, SQ187 โ€“ 14,000 SQ175, SQ187 โ€“
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh 8,750 SQ184, SQ186 โ€“ 14,000 SQ184, SQ186 โ€“
Ho Chi Minh to Singapore 8,750 SQ177, SQ183 โ€“ 14,000 SQ177, SQ183 โ€“

North Asia

FROM MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Guangzhou 10,500 SQ850 โ€“ 19,250 SQ850 โ€“
Guangzhou to Singapore 10,500 SQ851 24 โ€“ 31 January 2019 19,250 SQ851 24 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Hong Kong โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 19,250 SQ890, SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ872, SQ868 โ€“
Hong Kong to Singapore โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 19,250 SQ857, SQ891, SQ863, SQ861, SQ865, SQ871 SQ891/SQ863/SQ861: 1 โ€“ 2 January 2019
Singapore to Taipei 10,500 SQ876, SQ878 โ€“ 19,250 SQ876, SQ878 SQ878: 1 โ€“ 2 January 2019
Taipei to Singapore 10,500 SQ877, SQ879 1 โ€“ 6 & 30 โ€“ 31 January 2019 19,250 SQ877, SQ879 SQ877/SQ879: 1 โ€“ 2 January 2019
Singapore to Beijing 14,000 SQ800, SQ802, SQ806 24 โ€“ 31 January 2019 24,500 SQ800, SQ802, SQ806 โ€“
Beijing to Singapore 14,000 SQ801, SQ805, SQ807 16 โ€“ 31 January 2019 24,500 SQ801, SQ805, SQ807 24 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Shanghai 14,000 SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ836 26 โ€“ 31 January 2019 24,500 SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ836 โ€“
Shanghai to Singapore 14,000 SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833 23 โ€“ 31 January 2019 24,500 SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833 24 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Nagoya 17,500 SQ672 2 โ€“ 7 January 2019 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
Nagoya to Singapore 17,500 SQ671 2 โ€“ 7 January 2019 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
Singapore to Seoul โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 30,100 SQ612 โ€“
Seoul to Singapore โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 30,100 SQ611 โ€“

The Americas (February 2019)

FROM MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Los Angeles 45,500 SQ36, SQ38 โ€“ 61,600 SQ36 โ€“
Los Angeles to Singapore 45,500 SQ35, SQ37 โ€“ 61,600 SQ35 โ€“
Singapore to San Francisco 45,500 SQ34 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
San Francisco to Singapore 45,500 SQ33 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
Singapore to New York 49,000 SQ22 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“
New York to Singapore 49,000 SQ21 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“

SilkAir

South East Asia

FROM MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Lombok 5,250 MI124, MI128 โ€“
Lombok to Singapore 5,250 MI123, MI127 โ€“
Singapore to Makassar 5,250 MI142 โ€“
Makassar to Singapore 5,250 MI141, MI143 โ€“
Singapore to Hanoi 8,750 MI654 โ€“
Hanoi to Singapore 8,750 MI653 โ€“
Singapore to Luang Prabang 8,750 MI787 โ€“
Luang Prabang to Singapore 8,750 MI787 โ€“
Singapore to Phnom Penh 8,750 MI602, MI606, MI608 โ€“
Phnom Penh to Singapore 8,750 MI601, MI605, MI607 โ€“
Singapore to Vientiane 8,750 MI787 โ€“
Vientiane to Singapore 8,750 MI787 โ€“

North Asia

FROM MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS FLIGHT NO. BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Chengdu 10,500 MI936, MI938 23 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Chengdu to Singapore 10,500 MI935, MI937 15 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Fuzhou 10,500 MI992, MI996 21 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Fuzhou to Singapore 10,500 MI991, MI995 25 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Shenzhen 10,500 MI962, MI966 โ€“
Shenzhen to Singapore 10,500 MI961, MI965 18 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Xiamen 10,500 MI922 26 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Xiamen to Singapore 10,500 MI921 19 โ€“ 31 January 2019
Singapore to Hiroshima 17,500 MI868 2 โ€“ 7 January 2019
Hiroshima to Singapore 17,500 MI867 2 โ€“ 7 January 2019

Concluding Thoughts

It’s a little worrying to see Premium Economy awards constantly being discounted for travel to the United States on their new non-stop flights and it has already been reported that Singapore Airlines is having trouble filling up these flights at the rear. After all, spending up to 18-hours in a metal tube isn’t exactly tantalizing.

Hopefully we will see a return of discounted awards to Australia, New Zealand as well as Europe in the next Spontaneous Escapes promotion.

Matthew Chong
Matthew Chong
Addicted to luxury travel while trying not to go broke, Matthew is always on the prowl for the best deals in the travel industry. When he's not busy studying, he can be found trawling the internet and reading up on credit cards, airlines and hotels. He also wouldn't mind taking you out on a date.

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AnnieT

Congrats to MileLion: first cab off the rank (I look at) with this month’s Spontaneous Escapes. INTERESTING OPTION to get to Hong Kong Y class, and be so grateful for the ML community’s comments. Seems a good workaround, but? SQ itself doesn’t offer economy level redemptions Singapore-Hong Kong BUT Silk Air does, to Shenzen. Rome2Rio states that’s just a 15 min train ride to Hong Kong. I understand, as an Aussie, I don’t need a visa if I’m in transit for under 24 hours; would ‘scoot’ up Queensland-Singapore. I so want to get back to beloved Singapore again and also… Read more »

Sambal Sotong

Do note that Shenzhen airport is quite a long way to the city centre. It is 1hr30 min by metro from the airport to the border MTR station in Luohu/Lo Wu. From there, it’s another 1 hour 15 min on the MTR to central Kowloon. To rub salt into the wound, the route is operated by Silkair. Conclusion: totally not worth it in my opinion, just pay the extra to fly straight into HK if that’s where you actually want to go.

James

Izzit value for mile to redeem the Nagoya economy at 30% off? Realise sq doesn’t offer biz to Nagoya that often.

James

Thks. Did not plan as was waiting to try my luck to see if there is anything interesting this month as I have leaves to clear. “Spontaneous” right? The other locations not too interesting or suitable for winter. Cash fare is about 700-900 not that bad also. i suppose becoz Nagoya is not exactly a popular tourist destination.

Andy

Food for thought everyone.

Does it make a regular saver redemption more worth it (88,000 miles one-way SIN-LAX) compared to Spontaneous escape because you can add a stop over (SIN-NRT)? Vice Versa (88,000 miles one-way LAX-SIN, with a stop over NRT-SIN).

The T&C for spontaneous escape does not allow one to add stopover albeit lower miles requirements.

Ken

Hi robin350.. itโ€™s kinda depends on whether one is looking at doing a stopover, or not, no..?

One could say that a JFK>sin>LHR (with sin being the USD100 stopover) would make the most โ€œworth itโ€ redemption.. but that doesnโ€™t mean that thereโ€™s a queue of people wanting/needing to do so.. in other words, comparing โ€œspontaneous escapesโ€ to โ€œstopovers tricksโ€ arenโ€™t really an apple-to-apple comparison..

Merry Christmas.. ?

timothy

I believe last month’s spontaneous escapes was released shortly after February 15 (GMT +8). Wondering if anyone has a clue when the deals for March will be released?