KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for August 2019 announced

Jul 15, 2019

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for August 2019 have been announced, with 30% off selected Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights.

Click here to view this month’s Spontaneous Escapes

All Spontaneous Escape awards must be booked and ticketed by 31 July 2019 and are for travel between 1-31 August 2019 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply). This gives you 16 days to book, slightly more generous than the historical 14 day average we’ve seen.

Ground Rules of Spontaneous Escapes

Tickets cannot be changed or cancelled. Be sure about your travel plans or buy a travel insurance policy that covers miles bookings
Tickets must be booked online; no phone bookings are permitted
Cannot be used in conjunction with the $100 stopover trick
Discounts may apply in one direction only e.g. SIN-BKK may be on discount but BKK-SIN may not. Be sure to read the offers carefully
You must ticket your award during the promotion period. If your waitlist clears after the promotion period ends, you’ll pay the regular price
Blackout dates apply. If you’re not seeing discounts, this may be why
Your travel must be completed within the Spontaneous Escapes promotion period to qualify. For example, if you fly on the last day of the month but land on the first day of the following month, no discount applies
Remember that the discount will only appear once you’ve clicked on the selected award

33 destinations on offer for August 2019

Average does not include Feb-19, which featured 3 US destinations announced in Dec-18’s Spontaneous Escapes

August 2019 features 33 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as 2 separate destinations), which is slightly smaller compared to previous months.

Data nerd? Check out 20 months of historical Spontaneous Escapes pricing here!

Here’s the summary of what’s available for SIA and SilkAir in August 2019:

What’s good this month?

It’s relatively slim pickings for August 2019, compared to some of the previous Spontaneous Escapes we have seen. However, the following options caught my eye:

Frankfurt in Business Class

As I’ve noted in my historical Spontaneous Escape analysis, Europe hardly appears, much less Europe in Business Class.

That’s why it’s great to see Frankfurt popping up this time round, with SIN-FRA Business Class seats on SQ326 available at just 64.4K miles. Note that this is only available one-way (i.e. FRA-SIN will be regular price), and on one of the two daily flights (i.e. SQ26 is not available).

SQ326 is served by a B777-300ER, which means you’ll get to experience a very comfortable 2013 Business Class seat for the 13h 45 minutes flight time.

Enjoy Singapore Airline’s 2013 Business Class seat on B77W flights to Frankfurt

What I was surprised to see was that Business Saver award space is actually really good throughout August. I don’t know if it’ll stay that way, however, so you’d best get booking soon. Even if you’re not thinking of going to Frankfurt, it can be a useful staging point to connect to the rest of Europe.

Bangkok, why not

There’s plenty of flights to Bangkok available and this is a route that lets you try the 2018 Regional Business Class on not one, not two but three daily flights (SQ970, SQ978, SQ982 to BKK, SQ973, SQ981 and SQ983 to SIN).

Catch Singapore Airlines’ 2018 Regional Business Class seat to Bangkok on three daily flights for just 15.05K miles

This is an excellent product for such a short flight, as I reviewed recently. Sure, redeeming miles for short haul premium cabins may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you want to treat yourself, you could do worse with 15.05K miles one-way.

Latest Business Class seats to Shanghai

If you’ve been eyeing Singapore Airline’s latest A380 cabin products, the only destination that has them this month is Shanghai (SQ830/833). 27.3K miles for a 5.5 hour flight may not be the best deal in the world, but when the seat is this good it’s hard to argue.

Singapore Airlines’ latest A380 Business Class

Fly Singapore Airlines to Phuket

This is more for novelty than value, but SIA recently started operating some of SilkAir’s Phuket routes due to capacity shortages on the SilkAir side. From July to October 2019, SQ992/993 replaces MI760/749, leaving SIN at 0950 and arriving in HKT at 1045.

The 2009 Regional Business Class seat you can expect to find on the B777-200

The flight is operated by a B777-200, which means you’ll have to make do with Singapore Airlines’ angled flat 2009 Regional Business Class seat. But hey, when the alternative is a narrowbody jet with recliner seats…

Don’t bother with Premium Economy

Delhi, Mumbai, Seoul, Tokyo and Los Angeles are available for Premium Economy redemptions, but it’s not a good idea to use your miles for those, and Spontaneous Escapes don’t do anything to change that. You’re better off saving up a little bit more for a Business Class Spontaneous Escape, given the big gap in comfort and small gap in miles.

Conclusion

Spontaneous Escapes are a great way of stretching your miles, especially if you’re traveling with your family. Remember to ticket your awards before 31 July!

Here’s the full list of destinations available (best viewed on desktop):

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 Kuala Lumpur	5,250	SQ116, SQ118	–	13,300	SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	SQ107	–	13,300	SQ107	–
Singapore to Jakarta	5,250	SQ950	–	13,300	SQ950	–
Jakarta to Singapore	5,250	SQ951	–	13,300	SQ951	–
Singapore to Brunei	–	–	–	13,300	SQ182	–
Brunei to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ181	–
Singapore to Bangkok	8,750	SQ970, SQ974, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	8 – 10 August 2019	15,050	SQ970, SQ974, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	8 – 10 August 2019
Bangkok to Singapore	8,750	SQ973, SQ975, SQ983, SQ981	11 – 13 August 2019	15,050	SQ973, SQ975, SQ981, SQ983	11 – 13 August 2019
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	SQ992	8 – 10 August 2019	15,050	SQ992	8 – 9 August 2019
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	SQ993	11 – 14 August 2019	15,050	SQ993	12 August 2019
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	SQ998	–	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	SQ997	–	15,050	SQ997	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	–	–	–	15,050	SQ178, SQ184, SQ186	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	–	–	–	15,050	SQ177, SQ183, SQ185	–
Singapore to Hanoi	–	–	–	15,050	SQ176, SQ188	–
Hanoi to Singapore	–	–	–	15,050	SQ175, SQ187	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	–	–	–	27,300	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	–
Beijing to Singapore	14,000	SQ807	10 – 12 August 2019	27,300	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	–
Singapore to Shanghai	14,000	SQ828, SQ830	9 – 12 August 2019	27,300	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	14,000	SQ833, SQ835	9 – 12 August 2019	27,300	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	–
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	1 – 18 August 2019	32,900	SQ656	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	1 – 18 August 2019	32,900	SQ655	–
Singapore to Nagoya	17,500	SQ672	16 – 19 August 2019	32,900	SQ672	14 August 2019, 16 – 18 August 2019
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	10, 12 August 2019	32,900	SQ671	9 – 10 August 2019, 12 – 13 August 2019
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ620, SQ622	–	32,900	SQ618, SQ620, SQ622	14 – 18 August 2019
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	1 – 18 August 2019	32,900	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	8 – 13 August 2019
Singapore to Tokyo	17,500	SQ12, SQ634, SQ632, SQ638	–	32,900	SQ630, SQ634, SQ638	–
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ11, SQ633, SQ635, SQ637, SQ639	1 – 18 August 2019	32,900	SQ11, SQ637, SQ639	–
Singapore to Seoul	17,500	SQ602, SQ612	1 – 11 August 2019	32,900	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	17,500	SQ603, SQ607, SQ609	1 – 4 August 2019, 9 – 12 August 2019	32,900	SQ603, SQ607, SQ611	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Ahmedabad	12,950	SQ530	–	27,300	SQ530	–
Ahmedabad to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ531	–
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	SQ504	–	27,300	SQ504	–
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	SQ505	–	27,300	SQ505	–
Singapore to Chennai	12,950	SQ528	5 – 12 August 2019	27,300	SQ528	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	SQ516	–	27,300	SQ516	–
Kolkata to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ517	–
Singapore to Mumbai	–	–	–	27,300	SQ424, SQ426	–
Singapore to New Delhi	–	–	–	27,300	SQ402, SQ406	–
New Delhi to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ401, SQ403	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Frankfurt	–	–	–	64,400	SQ326	–

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy awards

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	22,400	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	–
Beijing to Singapore	22,400	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	–
Singapore to Shanghai	22,400	SQ828, SQ830, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	22,400	SQ825, SQ831, SQ833	–
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	–
Singapore to Tokyo	24,150	SQ630	–
Tokyo to Singapore	24,150	SQ639, SQ11	9 – 12 August 2019 for SQ11

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Mumbai	22,400	SQ422, SQ424	–
Mumbai to Singapore	22,400	SQ421	–
Singapore to New Delhi	22,400	SQ406	–

North America

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Los Angeles	47,600	SQ36, SQ38	–
Los Angeles to Singapore	47,600	SQ35, SQ37	–

SilkAir

South East Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Kota Kinabalu	5,250	MI392, MI396	–
Kota Kinabalu to Singapore	5,250	MI391, MI395	–
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur	5,250	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI348, MI350, MI354, MI356	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI347, MI353, MI355	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI223, MI225	–
Singapore to Chiangmai	8,750	MI702, MI706	7 – 10 August 2019
Chiangmai to Singapore	8,750	MI701, MI705	9 – 14 August 2019
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	MI750, MI754, MI756, MI758	8 – 10 August 2019
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	MI749	12 August 2019
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518, MI520	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519, MI521	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Hiroshima to Singapore	17,500	MI867	8 – 15 August 2019

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	MI424	9 – 12 August 2019
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	MI423	9 – 12 August 2019
Singapore to Chennai	12,950	MI436	–
Singapore to Coimbatore	12,950	MI456	–
Singapore to Kathmandu	12,950	MI412, MI414	–
Singapore to Kochi	12,950	MI464, MI468	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	MI488	–
Singapore to Visakhapatnam	12,950	MI442	–
Visakhapatnam to Singapore	12,950	MI441	–

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Damian

5 years ago

Correct me if I’m wrong, the warmer countries tend to be featured while countries experiencing cold winter tends to not to be in the SE. No Aussie, NZ this time. Most north Asian cities are available during the peak summer heat and Dubai isn’t available maybe due to the haj period.

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Raeza

5 years ago

Did some random checks on the SIN-HKT routing. Two of the listed flights, MI 752 and MI 760, don’t seem to be scheduled to fly in August 2019 at all. Trying to let the CSO on the online webchat know about this to get to the bottom of the issue, but he/she is simply asking me to book available flights. PR fail.

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Raeza

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5 years ago

Guess what, they redid the flights available for redemption on SIN-HKT / HKT-SIN. A CSO called to thank me for pointing our the mistake .

You may want to update your data.

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Aaron Wong

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5 years ago

saw the update on the website. well spotted!

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Newbie

5 years ago

So you recommend paying the full redemption rate for business to LA rather than flying the much cheaper premium economy redemption?

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