KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for April 2019 announced

Mar 19, 2019

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes is back with another month of great redemption deals for travel in the months of April and May 2019.

Before we go into the specifics, here are the ground rules of Spontaneous Escapes. These award tickets:

Must be booked and ticketed by 31 March 2019 (waitlists that clear after 31 March 2019 will be charged the regular rate, regardless of when you waitlisted)
Must be flown between 1 April 2019 to 30 April 2019 or between 1 May 2019 to 31 May 2019 (USA only)

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

As a reminder, it is always recommended to book your journey as two one-ways instead of a return as some city pairs might only have Spontaneous Escape rates for the outbound/inbound flights. Spontaneous Escape rates must be booked online and are not bookable over the phone. They are also not eligible for the stopover trick.

30% redemption discount on all flights, PY award redemptions to more destinations available

In this edition of the Spontaneous Escapes promotion, we are once again seeing the return of a 30% discount on the original redemption rates.

Here are the destinations available for redemption as part of the Spontaneous Escapes promotion:

What’s good this month?

For the first time ever we are seeing discounted awards to Tokyo being made available, albeit with heavy blackout dates given the long Good Friday weekend.

Good news again for those who have taken advantage of the Cathay Pacific mistake fares and are traveling in April 2019: Hanoi is once again available for redemption in the month of April 2019 with Business Class awards available. If you are checking-in bags through to CX/KA, this will not be an issue as Singapore Airlines has interline agreements with CX/KA.

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Class Seats

We normally do not recommend using your miles for Premium Economy class awards where possible as for just a bit more you can already snag yourself a Business Class seat. However, at just 45,150 KrisFlyer miles from London back to Singapore in Premium Economy, that’s actually a pretty decent redemption rate and something worth considering if you are currently waiting for a Business Class waitlist to clear but want to firm up your return flight.

Again, we see that LAX is the sole US destination that’s available for redemption under Spontaneous Escapes rates. Note that travel to LAX is only in the month of May 2019. At 47,600 KrisFlyer miles one-way, it’s a little hard for me to recommend redeeming this especially since there are great value Premium Economy fares to the United States available.

Over at sister airline SilkAir, the list of destinations available are only valid for travel in Economy Class. Hiroshima stands out as it’s going at a discounted redemption rate of more than 50% compared to its usual redemption rate (Hiroshima was actually operated by a B737 MAX 8, but with the grounding they’ll be switching it to something else).

For some reason, Bangkok has been missing from the list for several months now and Bali is once again missing. Hong Kong is sadly not available for redemption at Spontaneous Escapes rates in April 2019.

Concluding Thoughts

While this edition of the Spontaneous Escapes isn’t offering as huge of a discount as last month, at least we know now that the discount quantum will be at 30% the usual redemption rates in each month’s Spontaneous Escapes promotion.

Here’s the full list of destinations available:

Singapore Airlines

South East Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Jakarta	–	–	–	13,300	SQ950	17 – 19 April 2019
Jakarta to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ951, SQ967	17 – 19 April 2019
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur	–	–	–	13,300	SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ107	–
Singapore to Manila	8,750	SQ916	–	–	–	–
Manila to Singapore	8,750	SQ921	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	8,750	SQ184, SQ186	–	15,050	SQ184, SQ186	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	8,750	SQ183	–	15,050	SQ183, SQ185	–
Singapore to Hanoi	–	–	–	15,050	SQ188	–
Hanoi to Singapore	–	–	–	15,050	SQ187	–
Singapore to Yangon	–	–	–	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	–	–	–	15,050	SQ997	–

North Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Guangzhou	10,500	SQ850	–	21,350	SQ850	–
Guangzhou to Singapore	10,500	SQ851	–	21,350	SQ851	–
Singapore to Beijing	14,000	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	10 – 14 April, 18 – 20 April 2019	27,300	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	10 – 14 April 2019
Beijing to Singapore	14,000	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	13 – 16 April, 21 – 23 April 2019	27,300	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	13 – 16 April 2019
Singapore to Shanghai	14,000	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	10 – 14 April, 18 – 20 April 2019	27,300	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	10 – 14 April 2019
Shanghai to Singapore	14,000	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	13 – 16 April, 21 – 23 April 2019	27,300	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	13 – 16 April 2019
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	1 – 8 April 2019	–	–	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	24 – 30 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Haneda	17,500	SQ630	1 – 13 April 2019	32,900	SQ630	–
Haneda to Singapore	17,500	SQ639	16 – 30 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Nagoya	17,500	SQ672	1 – 4 April 2019	–	–	–
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	24 – 30 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ618, SQ622, SQ620	1 – 14 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Seoul	–	–	–	32,900	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	–	–	–	32,900	SQ611	–

South Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Ahmedabad	12,950	SQ530	28 – 29 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Chennai	12,950	SQ528	–	27,300	SQ528	–
Singapore to Dhaka	12,950	SQ446, SQ448	–	–	–	–
Dhaka to Singapore	12,950	SQ449	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	SQ516	–	–	–	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	SQ517	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Malé	12,950	SQ452	27 – 30 April 2019	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	MI481, MI483	29 – 30 April 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Mumbai	–	–	–	27,300	SQ422, SQ424	1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29 April 2019
Singapore to New Delhi	12,950	SQ406	–	27,300	SQ402, SQ406	1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29 April 2019
Singapore to Johannesburg	17,500	SQ482	–	–	–	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	17,500	SQ481	–	–	–	–

Southwest Pacific

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Canberra	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Canberra to Singapore	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Singapore to Sydney	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Sydney to Singapore	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–

Europe

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
London to Singapore	26,600	All	1 – 13 April 2019	–	–	–

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy awards

North Asia

FROM	PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	TRAVEL PERIOD
Singapore to Haneda	24,150	SQ630	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	–	1 – 30 April 2019

South Asia

FROM	PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	TRAVEL PERIOD
Singapore to New Delhi	22,400	SQ402, SQ406	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Singapore to Mumbai	22,400	SQ422, SQ424	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Singapore to Dubai	25,900	SQ494	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Dubai to Singapore	25,900	SQ495	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Singapore to Johannesburg	25,900	SQ482	–	1 – 30 April 2019
Johannesburg to Singapore	25,900	SQ481	–	1 – 30 April 2019

Europe

FROM	PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	TRAVEL PERIOD
London to Singapore	45,150	All	–	1 – 30 April 2019

Americas (valid for travel in May 2019 only)

FROM	PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	TRAVEL PERIOD
Singapore to Los Angeles	47,600	SQ36	29 – 31 May 2019	1 – 31 May 2019
Los Angeles to Singapore	47,600	SQ35	29 – 31 May 2019	1 – 31 May 2019

SilkAir

South East Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Bandung	5,250	MI192, MI196	17 – 19 April 2019
Bandung to Singapore	5,250	MI191, MI195	17 – 19 April 2019
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur	5,250	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–
Singapore to Lombok	5,250	MI124, MI128	17 – 19 April 2019
Lombok to Singapore	5,250	MI123, MI127	17 – 19 April 2019
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	MI224	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI223	–
Singapore to Phnom Penh	8,750	MI602, MI606, MI608	13 – 16 April 2019
Phnom Penh to Singapore	8,750	MI601, MI605, MI607	13 – 16 April 2019
Singapore to Siem Reap	8,750	MI614, MI616	13 – 16 April 2019
Siem Reap to Singapore	8,750	MI613	13 – 16 April 2019
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518, MI520	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519, MI521	–

North Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Changsha	10,500	MI952, MI956	–
Changsha to Singapore	10,500	MI951, MI957	–
Singapore to Chengdu	10,500	MI936, MI938	–
Chengdu to Singapore	10,500	MI935, MI937	–
Singapore to Chongqing	10,500	MI972, MI976, MI980	–
Chongqing to Singapore	10,500	MI971, MI975, MI979	–
Singapore to Fuzhou	10,500	MI992, MI996	–
Fuzhou to Singapore	10,500	MI991, MI995	–
Singapore to Kunming	10,500	MI912, MI916, MI918	–
Kunming to Singapore	10,500	MI913, MI915, MI917	–
Singapore to Shenzhen	10,500	MI962, MI966	–
Shenzhen to Singapore	10,500	MI961, MI965	–
Singapore to Wuhan	10,500	MI986, MI988	–
Wuhan to Singapore	10,500	MI985, MI987	–
Singapore to Xiamen	10,500	MI922	–
Xiamen to Singapore	10,500	MI921	–
Singapore to Hiroshima	10,500	MI868	11 – 18 April 2019
Hiroshima to Singapore	10,500	MI867	25 – 29 April 2019

South Asia

FROM	ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Bengaluru	12,950	MI424	–
Bengaluru to Singapore	12,950	MI423	–
Singapore to Chennai	12,950	MI436	–
Chennai to Singapore	12,950	MI435	–
Singapore to Coimbatore	12,950	MI456	–
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI474, MI472	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	MI488	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	MI487	–
Singapore to Trivandrum	12,950	MI492	–
Singapore to Visakhapatnam	12,950	MI442	–

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Clement

5 years ago

Hiroshima one doesn’t work, booking page will say 17,500 🙁

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to Clement

5 years ago

i’m curious about hiroshima, because it’s the only destination that isn’t 30% off. normally it should be 25K, so 30% off would be 17.5k. this leads me to believe that SQ has made a boo boo by pricing it at 10.5k in their landing page.

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Otto

5 years ago

Sydney doesn’t work too. Still shows 62,000 miles

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Florian

Reply to Otto

5 years ago

I’m getting 86,800 Miles + SGD 203.60 return so that seems fine. Keep in mind only SQ288 is discounted (which has an annoying stop in Canberra when returning).

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Lesley

5 years ago

To be honest I find these discounted spontaneous escapes offers a bit too high still in miles required compared to other offerings. Especially the SIN-LAX, which is in PE. not J and not cancellable. I guess they might work if you are leaving from SIN but if leaving from Oceania QF has released a lot of PE to the US to AS Mileage Plan which you could get right through to JFK, with stopover in LAX, and cancellable. With the devaluation SQ did to the their chart recently the discounts would have to be at least 40% to make it… Read more »

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KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for April 2019 announced

Book by 31 March 2019 for travel in April 2019 or May 2019 (USA only).