51% off KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for February 2020

Jan 15, 2020

Wow.

During Spontaneous Escapes, we usually see selected routes available at 30% off. This has been the practice for a very long time now, so imagine my surprise when I got a message from a reader this morning that many routes for February were pricing at 51% off.

I checked the website and indeed found it to be so- Frankfurt, Milan, Rome, Brisbane, Adelaide, Seoul, Tokyo…all available for February travel at 51% off the usual redemption costs.

I had no idea whether this was an error or intentional, but what I do know is that in these situations you book first and ask questions later. I went ahead and booked a SIN-FRA Business Class redemption for just 45,080 miles (phenomenal value) and S$49.80 in taxes, which ticketed without any issues. I’m going to use this as the foundation for an EVA Air 787-10 Business Class review (more on that in another post).

As to whether this is a glitch or intentional, someone on the Telegram Group pointed out that under Restrictions, “51 PERCENT PROMOTION” is stated. This leads me to believe that it’s intentional- perhaps a way to celebrate some sort of landmark.

Update: And indeed, it is official. KrisFlyer is celebrating its 21st birthday this Feb, hence 30% (usual) + 21% (bonus). See full analysis below

The concern now is booking your flights before everyone else (like those in Europe/USA) snaps them up.

As a reminder, you need to click on the flight before the discount appears. Initially you’ll see regular pricing.

If you’ve clicked on a flight and don’t see a discount reflecting, it’s possible that particular date is a blackout or that particular flight number isn’t on offer. Keep trying. Please remember that Spontaneous Escapes cannot be changed or cancelled, so make sure your plans are confirmed before you pull the trigger.

Now that the deals are officially up, here’s the full analysis:

All Spontaneous Escape awards must be booked and ticketed by 31 January 2020 and are for travel between 1-29 February 2020 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply).

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

Here’s a summary of what’s available for Singapore Airlines and SilkAir in February 2020.

Click to enlarge. Does not include fifth freedom flights.

What’s good this month?

With 51% off, everything is good. This is basically a 2-for-1 deal on many destinations- time to take that special someone on a trip of a lifetime.

I’d definitely focus on snapping up long-haul Business Class redemptions because I don’t think you’ll ever see them this low again for a long time. Please don’t waste this opportunity on Economy or Premium Economy Class redemptions- this is the month for Business.

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

North America and Europe

With 51% off, rates to North America and Europe are an absolute steal. It gets even better when you take into account the fact that Singapore Airlines has no fuel surcharges on awards.

San Francisco, Dusseldorf, Paris, Milan, Barcelona and Rome are all excellent deals at 45-46K miles for one-way Business Class, assuming you’re able to take last minute leave for a long-ish trip (there’s no point going for less than a week, in my opinion).

These routes will be served by either A350-900s or B77Ws, both of which will have the 2013 Business Class product.

Japan and South Korea

The other region you’ll want to look at is Japan and South Korea, which will cost only 23K miles for one-way Business Class. Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Busan and Seoul are all available, and it may be freezing in February but that’s just an excuse to go clothes shopping.

Even better, all these destinations are available both inbound and outbound from Singapore.

You’ll find a mix of products on these routes, including the 2018 Regional Business Class seat.

Singapore Airlines B787-10 Business Class

Conclusion

February 2020’s Spontaneous Escapes are a deal you simply can’t miss. Remember to ticket your awards before 31 January!

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	3,675	SQ112, SQ116	–	9,310	SQ112, SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	3,675	SQ107	–	9,310	SQ107	–
Singapore to Jakarta	3,675	SQ950, SQ962, SQ964	–	–	–	–
Jakarta to Singapore	3,675	SQ951, SQ967	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Surabaya	3,675	SQ930, SQ932	–	9,310	SQ930, SQ932	–
Surabaya to Singapore	3,675	SQ931, SQ933	–	9,310	SQ931, SQ933	–
Singapore to Bali	3,675	SQ946, SQ948	12 – 15 February, 21 – 22 February 2020	9,310	SQ938, SQ942, SQ946, SQ948	–
Bali to Singapore	3,675	SQ939, SQ943, SQ949	–	9,310	SQ939, SQ943, SQ947, SQ949	–
Singapore to Hanoi	6,125	SQ176, SQ188	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Hanoi to Singapore	6,125	SQ175, SQ187	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	6,125	SQ178, SQ184, SQ186	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	6,125	SQ177, SQ183, SQ185	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Bangkok	6,125	SQ982, SQ976	–	10,535	SQ982, SQ978	–
Bangkok to Singapore	6,125	SQ973, SQ981	–	10,535	SQ973, SQ981	–
Singapore to Manila	6,125	SQ912, SQ916, SQ918	–	10,535	SQ912, SQ916, SQ918	–
Manila to Singapore	6,125	SQ915, SQ919, SQ921	–	10,535	SQ915, SQ919, SQ921	–
Phuket to Singapore	6,125	SQ993	–	10,535	SQ993	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Taipei	7,350	SQ878	1 – 3 February, 8 – 10 February 2020	–	–	–
Taipei to Singapore	7,350	SQ877, SQ879	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Guangzhou	7,350	SQ850	1 – 13 February 2020	–	–	–
Guangzhou to Singapore	7,350	SQ851	1 – 9 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Hong Kong	7,350	SQ890, SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ872, SQ868	1 – 3 February 2020	14,945	SQ890, SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ872, SQ868	–
Hong Kong to Singapore	7,350	SQ857, SQ891, SQ863, SQ861, SQ865, SQ871, SQ1	–	14,945	SQ857, SQ891, SQ863, SQ861, SQ865, SQ871, SQ1	–
Hong Kong to San Francisco	16,170	SQ2	–	43,610	SQ2	–
San Francisco to Hong Kong	16,170	SQ1	–	43,610	SQ1	–
Singapore to Beijing	9,800	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	1 – 16 February 2020	19,110	SQ800, SQ802, SQ806	1 – 17 February 2020
Beijing to Singapore	9,800	SQ805, SQ807	1 – 10 February 2020	19,110	SQ805, SQ807	1 – 9 February 2020
Singapore to Shanghai	9,800	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830	1 – 14 February 2020	19,110	SQ826, SQ828, SQ830	1 – 13 February 2020
Shanghai to Singapore	9,800	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833	1 – 6 February 2020	19,110	SQ825, SQ827, SQ831, SQ833	1 – 6 February 2020
Singapore to Busan	–	–	–	23,030	SQ616	–
Busan to Singapore	12,250	SQ615	–	23,030	SQ615	–
Singapore to Seoul	12,250	SQ600, SQ602, SQ612	–	23,030	SQ602, SQ608, SQ612	–
Seoul to Singapore	12,250	SQ609, SQ603, SQ611	–	23,030	SQ603, SQ607, SQ611	–
Singapore to Fukuoka	12,250	SQ656	6 – 11 February, 20 – 29 February 2020	23,030	SQ656	–
Fukuoka to Singapore	–	–	–	23,030	SQ655	–
Singapore to Tokyo	–	–	–	23,030	SQ630, SQ634, SQ638	–
Tokyo to Singapore	–	–	–	23,030	SQ639, SQ637, SQ11	1 – 6 Feb 2020
Singapore to Nagoya	12,250	SQ672	7 – 11 February, 21- 29 February 2020	23,030	SQ672	–
Nagoya to Singapore	12,250	SQ671	2 – 9 February, 13- 24 February 2020	23,030	SQ671	–
Singapore to Osaka	12,250	SQ618, SQ620, SQ622	21 – 25 February 2020	23,030	SQ620, SQ622	–
Osaka to Singapore	12,250	SQ621	1 – 2 February, 21 – 22 February 2020	23,030	SQ619, SQ621, SQ623	1 – 2 February 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	9,065	SQ530	1 – 7 February 2020	19,110	SQ530	–
Singapore to Kolkata	9,065	SQ516	–	19,110	SQ516	–
Singapore to Bangalore	9,065	SQ502, SQ504	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Dhaka	–	–	–	19,110	SQ446, SQ448	–
Dhaka to Singapore	–	–	–	19,110	SQ447, SQ449	–
Singapore to Malé	9,065	SQ452	–	19,110	SQ452	1 – 8 February 2020
Malé to Singapore	9,065	SQ451	–	–	–	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Adelaide	–	–	–	30,380	SQ279	–
Adelaide to Singapore	13,720	SQ278	–	30,380	SQ278	–
Singapore to Brisbane	13,720	SQ255	1 – 16 February 2020	30,380	SQ245, SQ255, SQ265	–
Brisbane to Singapore	13,720	SQ236, SQ246, SQ266	–	30,380	SQ236, SQ256, SQ266	–

Middle East/Africa

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	12,250	SQ494	–	24,010	SQ494	–
Dubai to Singapore	12,250	SQ495	–	24,010	SQ495	–
Singapore to Johannesburg	12,250	SQ482	–	24,010	SQ482	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	12,250	SQ481	–	24,010	SQ481	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Amsterdam	18,620	SQ324	21 – 29 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Barcelona	18,620	SQ388	21 – 29 February 2020	45,080	SQ338	–
Barcelona to Singapore	18,620	SQ377	1 – 9 February 2020	45,080	SQ377	–
Singapore to Düsseldorf	–	–	–	45,080	SQ338	–
Düsseldorf to Singapore	–	–	–	45,080	SQ337	–
Singapore to London	18,620	SQ308, SQ318	–	–	–	–
London to Singapore	18,620	SQ317	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Milan	18,620	SQ356	1 – 8 February 2020	45,080	SQ356	–
Milan to Singapore	18,620	SQ377	1 – 9 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Rome	18,620	SQ366	26, 29 February 2020	45,080	SQ366	–
Rome to Singapore	–	–	–	45,080	SQ365	–
Singapore to Paris	18,620	SQ334	1 – 3 February, 18 – 29 February 2020	45,080	SQ334	1, 8, 15, 22, 29 February 2020
Singapore to Frankfurt	18,620	SQ326	–	45,080	SQ326	–
Frankfurt to New York	11,025	SQ26	–	–	–	–
New York to Frankfurt	11,025	SQ25	–	–	–	–
Manchester to Houston	11,025	SQ52	–	–	–	–
Houston to Manchester	11,025	SQ51	–	–	–	–

USA

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to San Francisco	18,620	SQ2	–	46,550	SQ2	–
San Francisco to Singapore	18,620	SQ1	–	46,550	SQ1	–

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	3,675	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–	9,310	MI320, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	3,675	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–	9,310	MI319, MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–
Singapore to Penang	3,675	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	1 February 2020	9,310	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354, MI356	–
Penang to Singapore	3,675	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	1 – 3 February 2020	9,310	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353, MI355	–
Singapore to Bandung	3,675	MI192, MI194, MI196	–	–	–	–
Bandung to Singapore	3,675	MI191, MI193, MI195	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Bali	–	–	–	9,310	MI176	–
Bali to Singapore	–	–	–	9,310	MI175	–
Singapore to Surabaya	3,675	MI224, MI226	–	–	–	–
Surabaya to Singapore	3,675	MI223, MI225	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Lombok	3,675	MI124, MI128	–	9,310	MI124, MI128	–
Lombok to Singapore	3,675	MI123, MI127	–	9,310	MI123, MI127	–
Medan to Singapore	3,675	MI237	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Davao City	–	–	–	9,310 (this is an error, the price should be 10,535)	MI562	–
Davao City to Singapore	–	–	–	9,310 (this is an error, the price should be 10,535)	MI562	–
Cebu to Singapore	6,125	MI559	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Phuket	6,125	MI756	–	10,535	MI754, MI756	–
Phuket to Singapore	6,125	MI749	–	10,535	MI749, MI753	–
Singapore to Hanoi	6,125	MI654	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Hanoi to Singapore	6,125	MI653	1 – 3 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Phnom Penh	6,125	MI602, MI606, MI608	–	10,535	MI602, MI606, MI608	–
Phnom Penh to Singapore	6,125	MI601, MI605, MI607	–	10,535	MI601, MI605, MI607	–

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Chengdu	7,350	MI938	1 – 15 February 2020	–	–	–
Chengdu to Singapore	7,350	MI935, MI937	1 – 5 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Chongqing	7,350	MI972, MI976, MI980	1 – 9 February 2020	–	–	–
Chongqing to Singapore	7,350	MI971, MI975, MI979	1 – 5 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Shenzhen	7,350	MI962, MI966, MI968	1 – 7 February 2020	–	–	–
Shenzhen to Singapore	7,350	MI961, MI965, MI980	1 – 5 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Xiamen	7,350	MI922	1 – 9 February 2020	–	–	–
Xiamen to Singapore	7,350	MI921	1 – 5 February 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Hiroshima	12,250	MI868	–	23,030	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	12,250	MI867	–	23,030	MI867	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Chennai	–	–	–	19,110	MI436	–
Singapore to Kochi	9,065	MI462, MI468	–	19,110	MI462, MI468	–
Kochi to Singapore	–	–	–	19,110	MI461, MI467	–
Singapore to Kathmandu	–	–	–	19,110	MI416	–
Kathmandu to Singapore	–	–	–	19,110	MI415	–
Singapore to Malé	9,065	MI480	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	9,065	MI479	–	–	–	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Darwin	9,800	MI801, MI803	–	17,885	MI801, MI803	–
Darwin to Singapore	9,800	MI802, MI804	–	17,885	MI802, MI804	–
Singapore to Carins	13,720	MI811, MI813	1 – 12 February 2020	30,380	MI811, MI813	–
Carins to Singapore	13,720	MI812, MI814	–	30,380	MI812, MI814	–

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy awards

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Beijing	15,680	SQ802, SQ806	1 – 15 February 2020
Beijing to Singapore	15,680	SQ801, SQ807	1 – 3 February 2020
Singapore to Shanghai	15,680	SQ828, SQ830, SQ836	1 – 9 February 2020
Shanghai to Singapore	15,680	SQ825, SQ831, SQ833	1 – 2 February 2020
Singapore to Tokyo	16,905	SQ12, SQ632, SQ634, SQ636, SQ638	–
Singapore to Hong Kong	12,005	SQ860, SQ856, SQ866, SQ2	1 – 3 February 2020
Hong Kong to Singapore	12,005	SQ863, SQ861, SQ865, SQ1	–

South Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Delhi	15,680	SQ406	–
Singapore to Mumbai	15,680	SQ422, SQ424	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Brisbane to Singapore	23,030	SQ246	–
Singapore to Melbourne	23,030	SQ227, SQ237	–
Melbourne to Singapore	23,030	SQ208, SQ218, SQ228, SQ238	–
Singapore to Sydney	23,030	SQ231	1 – 4 February 2020
Sydney to Singapore	23,030	SQ212, SQ222, SQ232, SQ288	–

Middle East/Africa

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	18,130	SQ494	–
Dubai to Singapore	18,130	SQ495	–
Singapore to Istanbul	18,130	SQ392	–
Istanbul to Singapore	18,130	SQ391	–
Singapore to Johannesburg	18,130	SQ482	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	18,130	SQ481	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Barcelona	31,605	SQ388	–
Barcelona to Singapore	31,605	SQ387	–
Singapore to Rome	31,605	SQ366	–
Rome to Singapore	31,605	SQ365	–
Singapore to Paris	31,605	SQ334, SQ336	–
Paris to Singapore	31,605	SQ333, SQ335	–
Singapore to Frankfurt	31,605	SQ326	–
Manchester to Houston	23,030	SQ52	–
Houston to Manchester	23,030	SQ51	–

USA

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Frankfurt to New York	33,320	SQ36, SQ38	–
New York to Frankfurt	33,320	SQ35, SQ37	–
Singapore to Houston	35,770	SQ22	–
Houston to Singapore	35,770	SQ21	–

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Marcyeo

4 years ago

Managed to snatch red eye flight to Seoul for 23,030 miles. Thanks!

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freedom

4 years ago

Feb is the coldest month in Northern Winter. Hope you guys are prepared.

Last year, it was 50% off. Maybe next year will be 52% off.

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chk

4 years ago

90000 Frankfurt return Is a real steal but must travel in Feb. Sigh…..

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