KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for January 2020 announced

Dec 16, 2019

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for January 2020 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 December 2019 and are for travel between 1-31 January 2020 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply). This gives you 15 days to book, on par with what we historically see.

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

32 destinations on offer for January 2020

Average excludes Feb 2019, where only 3 USA destinations were available.

January 2020 features 32 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as two separate destinations, and exclude 5th freedom flights), which is lower than average compared to previous months. Just like last month, we’re seeing relatively fewer destinations on offer given it’s peak travel period for people in Singapore.

Data nerd? Check out 26 months of historical Spontaneous Escapes pricing here!

Here’s the summary of what’s available for SIA and SilkAir in January 2020:

What’s good this month?

Dusseldorf is available again in Business Class from mid-January onwards, so my advice last month still holds if you want to see winter in Europe. Istanbul makes a rare appearance, but only in Economy and Premium Economy Class. There’s nothing to Australia, and only options from Adelaide and Darwin, making it hard to hack a trip to the Australian Open.

Here’s my thoughts on this month’s destinations.

Early January getaway to Bali (or the Maldives?)

If you fancy taking the first week of January 2020 off, then a discounted Business Class award to Bali may hit the spot at 26,600 miles round-trip. Do note that your return flight from Bali to Singapore must be 7 January or later.

Singapore Airlines B787-10 Business Class

You’ll be able to try Singapore Airlines’ 2018 Regional Business Class seat on this route with SQ942 and 946. I flew on this route for the first part of my honeymoon, and although the flight is short, it’s enough for a quick meal, a short movie and a brief nap.

Unfortunately, beyond Bali there aren’t really many options for a regional getaway. Bangkok isn’t on the list, nor Ho Chi Minh, nor Phuket, nor Koh Samui. You could do Penang, which has availability for the early part of January, if that floats your boat.

The other option is Male, because January is a great time to visit- hot, sunny days with excellent water visibility. There aren’t any Business Class awards, sadly, but 25,900 for a round-trip Economy Class ticket might be good for those trying to stretch their miles. Spontaneous Escapes awards are available for the whole of January.

South Korea and Japan, if you’re not afraid of the cold

I sleep with the air conditioning close to 16 degrees, so it’s safe to say I fear no cold. If you feel the same way, then rejoice because Seoul, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Nagoya (to Singapore only), and Osaka are all available in Business Class.

The first week of January is mostly blocked out, but from the second week onwards things open up. I hear the January weather in Tokyo is 2-10°C, so pack (or shop) accordingly. You’ll find a mixture of aircraft plying the routes to Japan, including the 2013 Business Class seat.

SilkAir Business Class options available again, but don’t expect much

Just like last month, SilkAir is offering both Business and Economy Class awards again (most of the times it’s just Economy). However, I wouldn’t consider redeeming my miles for their current Business Class products.

Until Singapore Airlines fully integrates SilkAir and refits their aircraft with full-flat Business Class seats, you’re going to encounter tired, uncomfortable recliners that are well past their prime. The ergonomics are terrible, and it’s really not much better than Economy.

We do know that Singapore Airlines has used the enforced downtime on the B737 MAX 8 to paint some of them in SQ livery, and this shot of 9V-MBN gives some hope we may see the new narrowbody products soon.

Conclusion

Slim pickings for January 2020, but if you’ve found a destination you’re heading to anyway, then this is a great way of stretching your miles, especially if you’re traveling with family. Remember to ticket your awards before 31 December!

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	SQ106, SQ112, SQ116, SQ118	22 – 25 January 2020	13,300	SQ106, SQ112, SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	SQ107, SQ113, SQ117, SQ119	25 – 29 January 2020	13,300	SQ107, SQ113, SQ117, SQ119	–
Singapore to Jakarta	5,250	SQ950	1 – 10 January 2020	–	–	–
Jakarta to Singapore	5,250	SQ951	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	SQ930, SQ932	1 – 10 January 2020	13,300	SQ930, SQ932	1 – 10 January 2020
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	SQ931, SQ933	–	13,300	SQ931, SQ933	–
Singapore to Bali	–	–	–	13,300	SQ938, SQ942, SQ946, SQ948	–
Bali to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ939, SQ943, SQ947, SQ949	1 – 6 January 2020
Singapore to Hanoi	8,750	SQ188	–	–	–	–
Hanoi to Singapore	8,750	SQ187	27 – 31 January 2020	–	–	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Seoul	17,500	SQ600, SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	23 – 28 January 2020	32,900	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	17,500	SQ609, SQ603, SQ607, SQ611	1 – 12 January 2020, 22 – 24 January 2020	32,900	SQ603, SQ607, SQ611	1 – 5 January 2020
Singapore to Fukuoka	17,500	SQ656	1 – 6 January 2020, 23 – 26 January 2020	32,900	SQ656	1 – 5 January 2020, 23 – 27 January 2020
Fukuoka to Singapore	17,500	SQ655	1 – 5 January 2020	32,900	SQ655	1 – 6 January 2020
Singapore to Tokyo	17,500	SQ630, SQ632, SQ634, SQ636, SQ638, SQ12	1 – 7 January 2020, 22 – 26 January 2020	32,900	SQ630, SQ634, SQ638	1 – 7 January 2020, 22 – 26 January 2020
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ631, SQ633, SQ635, SQ639, SQ637, SQ11	1 – 12 January 2020	32,900	SQ639	1 – 6 January 2020
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	1 – 6 January 2020	32,900	SQ671	1 – 7 January 2020
Singapore to Osaka	17,500	SQ618, SQ620, SQ622	2 – 7 January 2020, 22 – 26 January 2020	32,900	SQ618, SQ620, SQ622	2 – 5 January 2020
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	1 – 7 January 2020	32,900	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	1 – 5 January 2020, 10 – 12 January 2020
Singapore to Hong Kong	10,500	SQ890, SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ872, SQ868	28 – 31 January 2020	21,350	SQ890, SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ872, SQ868	28 – 31 January 2020
Hong Kong to Singapore	10,500	SQ857, SQ891, SQ863, SQ861,SQ865, SQ871	21 – 27 January 2020	21,350	SQ857, SQ891, SQ863, SQ861, SQ865, SQ871	21 – 27 January 2020

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	1 – 5 January 2020
Ahmedabad to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ531	1 – 5 January 2020
Singapore to Kolkata	12,950	SQ516	1 – 6 January 2020	27,300	SQ516	1 – 5 January 2020
Kolkata to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ517	1 – 5 January 2020
Bangalore to Singapore	12,950	SQ502, SQ504	–	27,300	SQ504	–
Singapore to Mumbai	12,950	SQ424, SQ426	1 – 6 January 2020	27,300	SQ424, SQ426	1 – 6 January 2020
Singapore to Dhaka	–	–	–	27,300	SQ448	–
Dhaka to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ447, SQ449	–
Singapore to Malé	12,950	SQ452	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	SQ451	–	–	–	–

Australia

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, SQ276	1 – 5 January 2020

Turkey

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Istanbul	17,500	SQ392	–	–	–	–
Istanbul to Singapore	17,500	SQ391	–	–	–	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Düsseldorf	–	–	–	64,400	SQ338	1 – 11 January 2020
Düsseldorf to Singapore	–	–	–	64,400	SQ337	3 – 12 January 2020
Singapore to London	26,600	SQ308, SQ318	1 – 14 January 2020	–	–	–
London to Singapore	26,600	SQ305, SQ317, SQ319, SQ321	1 – 14 January 2020	–	–	–
Frankfurt to New York	15,750	SQ26	1 – 8 January 2020	–	–	–
New York to Frankfurt	15,750	SQ26	1 – 7 January 2020	–	–	–

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, MI322, MI324, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	22 – 25 January 2020	13,300	MI320, MI322, MI324, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	25 – 29 January 2020	13,300	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI327, MI329, MI339, MI341	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	21 – 26 January 2020, 31 January 2020	13,300	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	22 – 25 January 2020
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	1 – 2 January 2020, 23 – 31 January 2020	13,300	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	26 – 29 January 2020
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	MI224, MI226	1 – 10 January 2020	–	–	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI223, MI225	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Bandung	5,250	MI192	–	–	–	–
Bandung to Singapore	5,250	MI191, MI193, MI195	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Bali	–	–	–	13,300	MI176	–
Bali to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	MI175	1 – 6 January 2020
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518, MI520	1 – 7 January 2020, 26 – 31 January 2020	–	–	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519, MI521	1 – 7 January 2020, 26 – 31 January 2020	–	–	–
Mandalay to Singapore	8,750	MI523	2 – 4 January 2020

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Hiroshima	17,500	MI868	1 – 9 January 2020	32,900	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	17,500	MI867	1 – 5 January 2020	32,900	MI867	1 – 5 January 2020

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Kochi	12,950	MI462	1 – 5 January 2020	27,300	MI462	1 – 5 January 2020
Kochi to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	MI461	1 – 5 January 2020
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI472	–	27,300	MI472	–
Singapore to Chennai	12,950	MI436	–	27,300	MI436	–
Singapore to Bangalore	12,950	MI424	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	MI479	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Kathmandu	12,950	MI416	–	27,300	MI416	–
Kathmandu to Singapore	12,950	MI415	–	27,300	MI415	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Darwin to Singapore	14,000	MI802, MI804	1 – 5 January 2020	25,550	MI802, MI804	1 – 5 January 2020

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy awards

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Tokyo	24,150	SQ634, SQ638	1 – 6 January 2020, 24 – 25 January 2020
Tokyo to Singapore	24,150	SQ11, SQ637	1 – 11 January 2020
Singapore to Seoul	24,150	SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	24,150	SQ611	1 – 7 January 2020, 22 – 24 January 2020
Singapore to Hong Kong	17,150	SQ860, SQ856, SQ866	28 – 31 January 2020
Hong Kong to Singapore	17,150	SQ1, SQ863, SQ861, SQ865	SQ1: 1 – 6 January 2020, 23 – 27 January 2020 SQ863, SQ861, SQ865: 21 – 27 January 2020
Tokyo to Los Angeles	46,200	SQ12	1 – 14 January 2020
Los Angeles to Tokyo	46,200	SQ11	1 – 18 January 2020

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Mumbai	22,400	SQ424	1 – 7 January 2020

Turkey

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Istanbul	25,900	SQ392	–
Istanbul to Singapore	25,900	SQ391	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to London	45,150	SQ308,SQ318	1 – 13 January 2020
London to Singapore	45,150	SQ305, SQ317, SQ319, SQ321	1 – 13 January 2020

USA

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Frankfurt to New York	32,900	SQ26	2 – 6 January 2020
New York to Frankfurt	32,900	SQ25	1 – 7 January 2020

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AG

4 years ago

Hi Aaron, any idea if I have 2 Saver economy class redemptions already booked, is it possible to upgrade those to Business class with these deals? Thanks!

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4 years ago

you have to cancel and rebook, paying 2x US$75

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AG

Reply to Aaron Wong

4 years ago

Ok thanks for your reply! I’ll probably book new business class spontaneous escape tickets then, and use the current economy ones on another route at a later stage. Thank you

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