KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for October 2019 announced

Sep 17, 2019

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for October 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 30 September 2019 and are for travel between 1-31 October 2019 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply). The one exception is Los Angeles, which is for travel between 1-30 November 2019. This gives you 14 days to book, on par with the historical 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

48 destinations on offer for October 2019

October 2019 features 48 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as two separate destinations), which is slightly more than compared to previous months.

Data nerd? Check out 23 months of historical Spontaneous Escapes pricing here!

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

What’s good this month?

October 2019 features roughly the same number of destinations as September 2019, but what’s changed is the distribution.

Absent are Spontaneous Escapes stalwarts like Bangkok, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hanoi, and Hong Kong (odd, because you’d think with the protests they’d have a ton of spare capacity on that route). SilkAir also reverts to all Economy after offering some Business Class awards last month.

Here’s what caught my eye:

Istanbul, Manchester, Houston feature for the first time

Singapore Airlines’ Premium Economy on the A350 | Photo Credit: TPG

October 2019 marks the first month we’ve seen Istanbul, Manchester or Houston ever feature in Spontaneous Escapes (we’ve seen the fifth freedom route MAN-IAH been offered in June 2019, but not SIN-MAN or SIN-MAN-IAH).

Unfortunately, no discounted Business Class awards are available on these routes. Istanbul is only available in Economy Class, while Manchester and Houston are available in Premium Economy.

I’d be hard pressed to recommend burning your hard-earned miles on Premium Economy, even at a discount. That said, some would argue that with Spontaneous Escapes, you’re paying a small premium over Economy Class to fly Premium Economy. I suppose if you’re starting from the position of redeeming Economy Class, then yes- it’s correct to say that this is a small premium for a small incremental comfort. It’s not my cup of tea, but I’ve learned that the best redemption is the one that makes you happy.

Gateway to Europe

I noted in my meta-analysis of Spontaneous Escapes that we don’t really see Europe feature all that often. This month’s a bit of an outlier in that we’re seeing four European destinations, the most in any Spontaneous Escapes since March 2019.

Singapore Airlines 2013 Business Class, available on SQ326 and SQ338 to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf

Only Frankfurt and Dusseldorf have Business Class awards, but their central position in Europe makes them good springboards to access the rest of the continent. It’s not difficult to find a cheap budget flight to London, Paris, Stockholm, Munich, or any of SQ’s Europe destinations that don’t feature in premium cabins.

New Business Class only available on one route

Last month’s Spontaneous Escapes offered the chance to try SQ’s latest 2017 Business Class to Mumbai, but Mumbai’s no longer on offer this month.

Singapore Airlines’ latest A380 Business Class

This leaves Shanghai as the only route where you can try the new product at a discounted rate. You’ll want to book SQ830/833 to snag this seat.

Options to Australia

2018 Regional Business Class seat, available to Adelaide

We’ve not seen Sydney or Melbourne feature in Spontaneous Escapes since June 2019, but Adelaide (ADL-SIN) is on offer in Business Class. This gives you the opportunity to try Singapore Airlines’ regional A350-900s, which are equipped with the 2018 Regional Business Class seat. Brisbane is also worth a look, with Business Class awards at only 43,400 miles in both directions.

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 30 September!

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	–	–	–	13,300	SQ182	–
Brunei to Singapore	–	–	–	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, SQ958, SQ960, SQ962, SQ964, SQ968	–	13,300	SQ950, SQ958, SQ960, SQ962, SQ964, SQ968	–
Jakarta to Singapore	5,250	SQ951, SQ953, SQ955, SQ957	–	13,300	SQ951, SQ953, SQ955, SQ957	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	SQ930, SQ932	–	–	–	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	SQ931, SQ933	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	8,750	SQ184, SQ186	–	–	–	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	8,750	SQ183, SQ185	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Manila	8,750	SQ921	24 – 25 October 2019	–	SQ916	24 – 25 October 2019
Manila to Singapore	8,750	SQ921	27 – 28 October 2019	15,050	SQ915, SQ921	27 – 28 October 2019
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	SQ998	–	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	SQ997	–	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	–	–	27,300	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	01 – 10 October 2019
Beijing to Singapore	14,000	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	01 – 06 October 2019	27,300	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	01 – 04 October 2019
Singapore to Shanghai	14,000	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832	01 – 15 October 2019	27,300	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830, SQ832, SQ836	01 – 15 October 2019
Shanghai to Singapore	14,000	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	01 – 05 October 2019	27,300	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833, SQ835	01 – 05 October 2019
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	14 – 31 October 2019	32,900	SQ656	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	13 – 23 October 2019	32,900	SQ655	–
Singapore to Nagoya	17,500	SQ672	18 – 29 October 2019	32,900	SQ672	10 – 16 October 2019
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	18 – 21 October 2019	32,900	SQ671	10 – 20 October 2019
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ620, SQ622	17 – 27 October 2019	–	–	–
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ621, SQ623	11 – 20 October 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Tokyo	17,500	SQ630	11 – 27 October 2019	32,900	SQ630	–
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ639	10– 21 October 2019	32,900	SQ11	–
Singapore to Seoul	–	–	–	32,900	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	–	–	–	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	–		–	27,300	SQ530	18 – 31 October 2019
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	SQ504	–	–	–	–
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	SQ505	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Colombo	12,950	SQ468	–	27,300	SQ468	–
Colombo to Singapore	12,950	SQ469	–	27,300	SQ469	–
Singapore to Dhaka	–	–	–	27,300	SQ448	–
Dhaka to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ449	–
Singapore to Kolkata	–	–	–	27,300	SQ516	01 – 14 October 2019
Kolkata to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ517	01 – 14 October 2019
Singapore to Malé	12,950	SQ452	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	SQ451	–	–	–	–

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	–	–	–	43,400	SQ278	–
Singapore to Brisbane	–	–	–	43,400	SQ255	01 – 13 October 2019
Brisbane to Singapore	19,600	SQ236	–	43,400	SQ266	–

Middle East and Turkey

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	24 – 25 October 2019	–	–	–
Dubai to Singapore	17,500	SQ495	27 – 28 October 2019	–	–	–
Singapore to Istanbul	17,500	SQ392	–	–	–	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Frankfurt	26,600	SQ326	–	64,400	SQ326	–
Singapore to London	26,600	SQ306, SQ308, SQ318, SQ322	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Düsseldorf	–	–	–	64,400	SQ338	–

SilkAir

South East Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Bandung	5,250	MI192, MI196	–
Bandung to Singapore	5,250	MI191, MI195	–
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 Kota Kinabalu	5,250	MI391, MI395	–
Kota Kinabalu to Singapore	5,250	MI392, MI396	–
Singapore to Lombok	5,250	MI124, MI128	–
Singapore to Makassar	5,250	MI142, MI144	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI350, MI352, MI356	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI347, MI349, MI353, MI355	–
Singapore to Semarang	5,250	MI102, MI104	–
Semarang to Singapore	5,250	MI103	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	MI224, MI226	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI223, MI225	–
Singapore to Yogyakarta	5,250	MI152, MI154	–
Yogyakarta to Singapore	5,250	MI151, MI153	–
Singapore to Phnom Penh	8,750	MI602, MI606, MI608	–
Phnom Penh to Singapore	8,750	MI601, MI605, MI607	–
Singapore to Siem Reap	8,750	MI614, MI616	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI519, MI521	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI518, MI520	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Chengdu to Singapore	10,500	MI935, MI937	01 – 03, 23 – 31 October 2019
Singapore to Shenzhen	10,500	MI962, MI966, MI968	04 – 09, 25 – 31 October 2019
Shenzhen to Singapore	10,500	MI961, MI965, MI969	01 – 03 October 2019
Singapore to Xiamen	10,500	MI922	04 – 12 October 2019
Xiamen to Singapore	10,500	MI921	01 – 03, 22 – 24 October 2019
Singapore to Hiroshima	17,500	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	17,500	MI867	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Colombo	12,950	MI428, MI430	–
Colombo to Singapore	12,950	MI427, MI429	–
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI472,	–
Hyderabad to Singapore	12,950	MI471	–
Singapore to Kochi	12,950	MI464, MI468	–
Kochi to Singapore	12,950	MI463, MI467	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Darwin	14,000	MI801, MI803	01 – 13 October 2019
Darwin to Singapore	14,000	MI802, MI804	–
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	01 – 15 October 2019
Beijing to Singapore	22,400	SQ801, SQ805, SQ807	01 – 04 October 2019
Singapore to Shanghai	22,400	SQ828, SQ830, SQ836	01 – 15 October 2019
Shanghai to Singapore	22,400	SQ825, SQ831, SQ833	01 – 05 October 2019
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	–
Singapore to Tokyo	24,150	SQ630, SQ634	–
Tokyo to Singapore	24,150	SQ11, SQ635, SQ639	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Brisbane to Singapore	32,900	SQ246	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Düsseldorf to Singapore	45,150	SQ337	–
Singapore to Frankfurt	45,150	SQ326	–
Singapore to London	45,150	SQ306, SQ308, SQ318, SQ322	–
Singapore to Manchester	45,150	SQ52	01 – 05, 23 – 29 October 2019

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	–
Singapore to Houston	51,100	SQ52	01 – 05, 23 – 29 October 2019

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M

5 years ago

There’s a bug, one can’t see your front page with latest posts when one clicks milelion.com – thought you should know

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Financialmtc

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5 years ago

refresh will solve the issue

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Aaron Wong

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5 years ago

i’ve been noticing this too but thought it was just me. will investigate, thanks

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freedom

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check cache settings

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JD

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Hi Aaron, under SQ heading you’ve posted all MI flights and also missing the biz class sectors.

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5 years ago

thanks! fixed.

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KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for October 2019 announced

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