KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for September 2019 announced

Aug 15, 2019

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

View this month’s Spontaneous Escapes here

All Spontaneous Escape awards must be booked and ticketed by 31 August 2019 and are for travel between 1-30 September 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

47 destinations on offer for September 2019

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

September 2019 features 47 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as two separate destinations), which is more than compared to previous months.

Data nerd? Check out 21 months of historical Spontaneous Escapes pricing here!

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

What’s good this month?

After August’s relatively slim pickings, it’s good to see a relatively larger selection of destinations for September 2019. Here’s what caught my eye:

Get the latest A380 Business Class seats to Mumbai

The new A380 cabin products will be serving Mumbai on a daily basis for September, and you’ll be able to experience them on SQ424, the outbound flight from Singapore. You can continue to enjoy these seats on Shanghai on SQ830/833. I’m a big fan of the new A380 Business Class seat, and if although these flights are on the short side, it’s still a chance to do a double bed in the sky.

Singapore Airlines’ latest A380 Business Class

Explore all of Japan in Business Class

In August, Hiroshima was only available in Economy Class but for September it’s available in Business as well. This means that all of SIA and SilkAir’s Japan destinations are available in Business Class for September 2019. Don’t expect great things of SilkAir’s Business Class, but on a 6.5 hour flight, every little bit of comfort helps.

Oh, Canberra

Canberra has a reputation for being boring, and I can’t imagine it features on too many bucket lists (you know how Canberra became the capital of Australia right? They couldn’t decide between Melbourne or Sydney, so they decided to plonk it somewhere in between).

Singapore Airlines 2013 Business Class, available on SQ288 to Canberra

However, given that Brisbane is the only other Australian destination available in Business Class, those who want to fly to Sydney may be thinking of gaming the system by booking SQ288 to Canberra on Spontaneous Escapes.

That’s because SQ288 flies SIN-SYD-CBR, and all passengers need to disembark in SYD and clear security again before reboarding for SYD-CBR. What’s to stop you from leaving the airport and not continuing?

Luggage, for one. If you’re checking a bag, you won’t be able to tell the ground staff in Singapore “just check it to Sydney please!” Then there’s also the fact that this contravenes the contract of carriage of your ticket, and SIA has the right to terminate your account if they find out. I just don’t think it’s worth the risk, frankly.

If you want to cover the bulk of your journey in Business Class comfort, fly to Brisbane and then buy a cheap flight to your final Australian destination.

Premium Economy doesn’t represent good value

There’s an extensive list of Premium Economy destinations this month wtih Dubai, Jo’burg, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Los Angeles all available for redemption. It’s generally not a good idea to redeem miles for Premium Economy Class, and I personally feel that Spontaneous Escapes don’t do anything to change that.

However, some would argue that paying a 7K/9K miles premium over Economy Class to fly in Premium Economy to Europe/USA isn’t a bad deal. I suppose if you’re starting from the position that you’d redeem Economy Class, then yes- it’s correct to say that this is a small premium for a small incremental comfort. These long haul flights are no joke, and every little bit helps.

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 August!

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 Brunei	5,250	SQ182	–	13,300	SQ182	–
Brunei to Singapore	5,250	SQ181	–	13,300	SQ181	–
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 Surabaya	5,250	SQ930, SQ932	–	13,300	SQ930, SQ932	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	SQ931, SQ933	–	13,300	SQ931, SQ933	–
Singapore to Bangkok	8,750	SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	–	15,050	SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	–
Bangkok to Singapore	8,750	SQ973, SQ975, SQ981	–	15,050	SQ973, SQ975, SQ981	–
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	SQ992	–	15,050	SQ992	–
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	SQ993	–	15,050	SQ993	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	8,750	SQ178, SQ184, SQ186	–	15,050	SQ178, SQ184, SQ186	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	8,750	SQ177, SQ183, SQ185	–	15,050	SQ177, SQ183, SQ185	–
Singapore to Hanoi	8,750	SQ176, SQ188	–	15,050	SQ176, SQ188	–
Hanoi to Singapore	8,750	SQ175, SQ187	–	15,050	SQ175, SQ187	–
Singapore to Manila	8,750	SQ916, SQ918	1 – 3 September 2019	15,050	SQ916, SQ918	1 – 3 September 2019
Manila to Singapore	8,750	SQ915, SQ921	1 – 3 September 2019	15,050	SQ915, SQ921	1 – 3 September 2019
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	SQ998	9 September 2019	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	SQ997	9 September 2019	15,050	SQ997	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	14,000	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	1 – 17 September 2019	27,300	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	–
Beijing to Singapore	14,000	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	21 – 30 September 2019	27,300	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	26 – 30 September 2019
Singapore to Shanghai	14,000	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	–	27,300	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	14,000	SQ825, SQ827, SQ833, SQ835	25 – 30 September 2019	27,300	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	25 – 30 September 2019
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	–	32,900	SQ656	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	–	32,900	SQ655	–
Singapore to Nagoya	17,500	SQ672	15 – 18 September 2019	32,900	SQ672	15 – 18, 23 – 24 September 2019
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	–	32,900	SQ671	12 – 14, 19 – 21 September 2019
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ620, SQ622	–	32,900	SQ620, SQ622	–
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	–	32,900	SQ621, SQ623	–
Singapore to Tokyo	17,500	SQ12, SQ630, SQ634, SQ638	–	32,900	SQ630, SQ638	–
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ11, SQ633, SQ635, SQ637, SQ639	–	32,900	SQ11, SQ637, SQ639	–
Singapore to Seoul	17,500	SQ600, SQ602, SQ612	14 – 17 September 2019	32,900	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	17,500	SQ603, SQ607, SQ609	11 – 12 September 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	12,950	SQ531	–	27,300	SQ531	–
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	SQ504	–	27,300	SQ504	–
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	SQ505	–	27,300	SQ505	–
Singapore to Dhaka	12,950	SQ448	–	27,300	SQ446, SQ448	–
Dhaka to Singapore	12,950	SQ449	–	27,300	SQ447, SQ449	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	SQ516	–	27,300	SQ516	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	SQ517	–	27,300	SQ517	–
Singapore to Mumbai	12,950	SQ424, SQ426	–	27,300	SQ424, SQ426	–
Mumbai to Singapore	12,950	SQ425	–	27,300	SQ425	–
Singapore to Malé	12,950	SQ452	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	SQ451	–	–	–	–
Singapore to New Delhi	–	–	–	27,300	SQ406	–
New Delhi to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ403	–

Australia and New Zealand

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Adelaide to Singapore	19,600	SQ278	13 – 30 September 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Brisbane	19,600	SQ245, SQ255, SQ265	25 – 30 September 2019	43,400	SQ255, SQ265	25 – 30 September 2019
Brisbane to Singapore	19,600	SQ246, SQ256, SQ266	13 – 30 September 2019	43,400	SQ256, SQ266	–
Singapore to Canberra	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	22 – 30 September 2019
Canberra to Singapore	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Singapore to Christchurch	–	–	–	43,400	SQ297	–
Christchurch to Singapore	–	–	–	43,400	SQ298	–

Middle East

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	17,500	SQ494	1 – 3 September 2019	–	–	–
Dubai to Singapore	17,500	SQ495	1 – 3 September 2019	–	–	–

Africa

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Johannesburg	17,500	SQ482	20-30 September 2019	34,300	SQ482	20-30 September 2019

SilkAir

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	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI342	–	–	–	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	–	–	–	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI353, MI355	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	MI224,MI226	–	–	–	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI223, MI225	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Da Nang	8,750	MI632, MI640	–	–	–	–
Da Nang to Singapore	8,750	MI631, MI639	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Hanoi	8,750	MI654	–	–	–	–
Hanoi to Singapore	8,750	MI653	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	MI750, MI756, MI758	–	–	–	–
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	MI749, MI755, MI757	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518, MI520	–	15,050	MI518, MI520	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519, MI521	–	15,050	MI519, MI521	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Chengdu	10,500	MI936, MI938	–	–	–	–
Chengdu to Singapore	10,500	MI935, MI937	26 – 30 September 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Chongqing	10,500	MI972, MI980	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Shenzhen	10,500	MI962, MI966, MI968	–	–	–	–
Shenzhen to Singapore	10,500	MI961, MI965, MI969	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Xiamen	10,500	MI922	–	–	–	–
Xiamen to Singapore	10,500	MI921	26 – 30 September 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Hiroshima	17,500	MI868	–	32,900	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	17,500	MI867	–	32,900	MI867	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Coimbatore	12,950	MI456	–	–	–	–
Coimbatore to Singapore	12,950	MI455	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Colombo	12,950	MI430	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI472, MI474	–	–	–	–
Hyderabad to Singapore	12,950	MI471, MI473	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	MI488	–	–	–	–
Kolkata to Singapore	12,950	MI487	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	MI481, MI483	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Visakhapatnam	12,950	MI442	–	–	–	–
Visakhapatnam to Singapore	12,950	MI441	–	–	–	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Darwin	14,000	MI801, MI803	–	–	–	–
Darwin to Singapore	14,000	MI802, MI804	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Cairns	19,600	MI811, MI813	–	–	–	–
Cairns to Singapore	19,600	MI812, MI814	–	–	–	–

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	26 – 30 September 2019
Singapore to Shanghai	22,400	SQ828, SQ830, SQ836	–
Shanghai to Singapore	22,400	SQ825, SQ831, SQ833	26 – 30 September 2019
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	–
Singapore to Tokyo	24,150	SQ630, SQ12, SQ634, SQ638	–
Tokyo to Singapore	24,150	SQ11, SQ635, SQ637, SQ639	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Mumbai	22,400	SQ424, SQ426	–
Mumbai to Singapore	22,400	SQ421, SQ423	–
Singapore to New Delhi	22,400	SQ406	–
New Delhi to Singapore	22,400	SQ403	–

Middle East

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	25,900	SQ494	1 – 3 September 2019
Dubai to Singapore	25,900	SQ495	1 – 3 September 2019

Africa

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Johannesburg	25,900	SQ482	20 – 30 September 2019

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Düsseldorf	45,150	SQ338	–
Düsseldorf to Singapore	45,150	SQ337	–
Singapore to Frankfurt	45,150	SQ326	–

North America

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

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Raymond Wee

5 years ago

Canberra’s is a slow city but it is not that bad for a few short days especially for those “doing nothing” kind of holidays. I visited it as a stopover destination when SQ started the SIN-SYD-CBR thing and I do like its chillax vibe which can be a nice change from the much busier cities of Sydney and Melbourne. It also has a lot of museums and art if you are into that and there are a lot of nice restaurants, especially those fancy ones along Kingston Foreshore. My main complaint would be the lack of big chain hotels so… Read more »

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AnnieT

Reply to Raymond Wee

5 years ago

Canberra: a big plus NOW for artlovers who can act fast: the MONET exhibition, National Gallery of Australia. A OW Spontaneous Escape could get you BACK from that, as it closes Sep 1. Also interesting/helpful about Canberra, apart from the politics vibe, is in Aussie terms, it’s just ‘down the track’ from our two great, biggest cities Sydney & Melbourne. See some of the country, even: it’s about 4 hours by train from the former, about 8 by coach/train on to Melbourne. As well, getting around in Canberra is on a town planning layout that was literally from the ground… Read more »

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Toy

5 years ago

Aaron, if i take SQ288 without check in any luggage, i can leave to SYD without any problem right?

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to Toy

5 years ago

From reports I read online, all passengers will disembark the plane in syd, and based on their boarding passes they will be ushered into immigration at syd or put through security again for the onward leg to cbr. So good luck telling them you want to get off in syd if your boarding pass says cbr!

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KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for September 2019 announced

Spontaneous Escapes for September 2019 are out, with 30% off selected Singapore Airlines and SilkAir awards.