KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for March 2020 announced

Feb 17, 2020

KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for March 2020 have been announced, with 30% off selected Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights.

View this month’s Spontaneous Escapes here

It has to be said that this is no ordinary period, however. With the Covid-19 spread showing no signs of abating, many people are thinking twice about travelling.

If you’re planning to book a Spontaneous Escapes nonetheless, take note that these bookings, by right, are not changeable or refundable. Although Singapore Airlines is making an exception for Spontaneous Escapes booked in January (for travel in February), you should not go into this expecting that they’ll do the same for travel in the following month.

All Spontaneous Escape awards must be booked and ticketed by 29 February 2020 and are for travel between 1-31 March 2020 (both dates inclusive, blackout dates apply). This gives you 12 days to book, slightly less than what we historically see (but this is a short month anyway).

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

55 destinations on offer for March 2020

March 2020 features 55 destinations in total (I count Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita as two separate destinations, and exclude 5th freedom flights), which is higher than average compared to previous months.

No doubt load factors have suffered on account of Covid-19, so we’re seeing a fairly wide range of destinations despite the March school holidays.

Data nerd? Check out all the historical Spontaneous Escapes destinations here!

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

What’s good this month?

Before we get into what’s good, let me emphasize how important it is to give your travel plans some serious thought before pulling the trigger. If you think there’s a chance you may not want to travel should the Covid-19 situation worsen, then you either sit this one out, or buy travel insurance that covers miles and points.

It’s no surprise that Singapore Airlines has excluded all mainland China destinations this month (Shanghai and Beijing are usually nailed-on certainties to appear in Spontaneous Escapes)- they hardly want to be seen encouraging people to travel there! Hong Kong and Taiwan are likewise missing.

However, we are seeing quite a few European and Australian destinations, as well as good value opportunities within the region.

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

Some attractive European options

Barcelona, Dusseldorf, Rome and Zurich are all available in Business Class, and although it’s not as good as last month’s 51% off bonanza, 64,400 miles plus no fuel surcharges is an excellent price to pay for a 12+ hour Business Class flight.

These routes are operated either by B77Ws or the long-range configured A350-900s, which means a chance to try the 2013 Business Class seat.

The exception is Zurich, where the A380-800 flight is operated by Singapore Airlines’ latest 2017 Business Class. This is still a relatively rare quantity in the SQ fleet, on account of the airlines’ glacial rate of refitting.

San Francisco, non-stop

March sees San Francisco popping up on the deals list, and 66,500 miles for Business Class is a fantastic bargain. This is available both to and from the city, on SQ1/2. Do note that this flight will go non-stop from 17 Feb to 28 Mar 2020, as Singapore Airlines seeks to avoid Hong Kong.

This means the flight will be operated by an A350-900 instead of a B77W, but in any case the seat is the same.

Bonanza down under

Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide are all available in Business Class both to and from Singapore (there’s also Canberra, but who wants to go there?). You’ll pay just 43,400 miles one-way, and there’s a mix of 2013 and 2018 Business Class seats.

Singapore Airlines 2018 Regional Business Class

Regional getaway?

Singapore Airlines 2009 Regional Business Class

If you’d prefer to stay within the region, then Bangkok, Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bali are my picks. You’ll pay 15,050 miles for one-way Business Class for the first 3, and 13,300 miles for Bali.

If you’re lucky, you’ll get an aircraft with the 2018 Regional Business Class seat. If you’re not, well, at least it’ll be short flight on the 2009 Regional Business Class. Learn how to find out about what seats you can expect with this handy guide.

Conclusion

I’ve decided to do a short trip to Koh Samui in March 2020, so these Spontaneous Escapes have come at a good time. If you’re hoping to hop on, remember to ticket your awards before 29 February 2020.

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	SQ104, SQ106, SQ112, SQ116, SQ118	–	13,300	SQ104, SQ106, SQ112, SQ116, SQ118	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	SQ105, SQ107, SQ113, SQ117, SQ119	–	13,300	SQ105, SQ107, SQ113, SQ117, SQ119	–
Singapore to Jakarta	5,250	SQ950, SQ958, SQ960	–	13,300	SQ950, SQ958, SQ960	–
Jakarta to Singapore	5,250	SQ953, SQ967	–	13,300	SQ953, SQ967	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	SQ930, SQ932	–	13,300	SQ930, SQ932	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	SQ931, SQ933	–	13,300	SQ931, SQ933	–
Singapore to Bali	–	–	–	13,300	SQ938, SQ940, SQ942, SQ946, SQ948	–
Bali to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ939, SQ941, SQ943, SQ947, SQ949	–
Singapore to Bandar Seri Begawan	–	–	–	13,300	SQ148	–
Bandar Seri Begawan to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	SQ147	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	SQ998	–	15,050	SQ998	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	SQ997	–	15,050	SQ997	–
Hanoi to Singapore	8,750	SQ175, SQ187	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City	8,750	SQ184, SQ186	–	–	–	–
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore	8,750	SQ183, SQ185	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Bangkok	8,750	SQ970, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	SQ970, SQ976, SQ978, SQ982	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020
Bangkok to Singapore	8,750	SQ973, SQ981	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	SQ973, SQ981, SQ983	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020
Singapore to Manila	8,750	SQ912, SQ916, SQ918	–	15,050	SQ912, SQ916, SQ918	–
Manila to Singapore	8,750	SQ915, SQ919, SQ921	–	15,050	SQ915, SQ919, SQ921	–
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	SQ992	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	SQ992	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	SQ993	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	SQ993	13-15 March, 20-22 March 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	SQ602	13-16 March, 21-23 March 2020	32,900	SQ602, SQ608	–
Seoul to Singapore	17,500	SQ603, SQ609, SQ607	–	32,900	SQ603, SQ607, SQ609	–
Singapore to Fukuoka	–	–	–	32,900	SQ656	18-30 March 2020
Fukuoka to Singapore	–	–	–	32,900	SQ655	–
Tokyo to Singapore	17,500	SQ631, SQ635, SQ637, SQ639	19-22 March, 25-29 March 2020	32,900	SQ11	–
Nagoya to Singapore	17,500	SQ671	4-14 March 2020	32,900	SQ671	25-29 March 2020
Osaka to Singapore	17,500	SQ621	18-22 March 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	12,950	SQ530	–	27,300	SQ530	–
Singapore to Kolkata	–	–	–	27,300	SQ517	–
Kolkata to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ516	–
Dhaka to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	SQ447	–
Singapore to Malé	12,950	SQ452	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	SQ451	–	–	–	–

Australia & New Zealand

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Adelaide	19,600	SQ279	1-10 March 2020	43,400	SQ279	–
Adelaide to Singapore	19,600	SQ278	26-31 March 2020	43,400	SQ278	–
Singapore to Brisbane	19,600	SQ255	–	43,400	SQ255, SQ265	–
Brisbane to Singapore	19,600	SQ236	–	43,400	SQ236, SQ266	–
Singapore to Canberra	19,600	SQ288	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Canberra to Singapore	–	–	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Singapore to Melbourne	19,600	SQ207, SQ227, SQ237	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Sydney	19,600	SQ211, SQ221, SQ231	–	43,400	SQ231, SQ241	–
Sydney to Singapore	19,600	SQ222, SQ232, SQ288	–	43,400	SQ288	–
Singapore to Wellington	19,600	SQ247	–	–	–	–
Wellington to Singapore	19,600	SQ248	–	–	–	–

Africa & 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	–	34,300	SQ494	–
Dubai to Singapore	17,500	SQ495	–	34,300	SQ495	–
Singapore to Johannesburg	17,500	SQ482	–	34,300	SQ482	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	17,500	SQ481	–	34,300	SQ481	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Paris to Singapore	26,600	SQ333	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Barcelona	26,600	SQ388	–	64,400	SQ388	–
Barcelona to Singapore	26,600	SQ387	–	64,400	SQ387	–
Düsseldorf to Singapore	–	–	–	64,400	SQ337	–
Singapore to London	26,600	SQ308	–	–	–	–
London to Singapore	26,600	SQ305, SQ317	20-31 March 2020	–	–	–
Milan to Singapore	26,600	SQ355	20-31 March 2020	–	–	–
Rome to Singapore	26,600	SQ365	21-28 March 2020	64,400	SQ365	–
Singapore to Zürich	26,600	SQ346	–	–	–	–
Zürich to Singapore	26,600	SQ345	–	64,400	SQ345	–

USA

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to San Francisco	26,600	SQ2	–	66,500	SQ2	–
San Francisco to Singapore	26,600	SQ1, SQ31	–	66,500	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	5,250	MI322, MI324, MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–	13,300	MI326, MI328, MI330, MI340, MI342	–
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore	5,250	MI321, MI323, MI325, MI327, MI329, MI339, MI341	–	13,300	MI321, MI323, MI325, MI341	–
Singapore to Penang	5,250	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	13,300	MI346, MI348, MI350, MI352, MI354	–
Penang to Singapore	5,250	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	13,300	MI345, MI347, MI349, MI351, MI353	–
Singapore to Bandung	5,250	MI192, MI194, MI196	15-31 March 2020	–	–	–
Bandung to Singapore	5,250	MI191, MI193, MI195	15-31 March 2020	–	–	–
Singapore to Bali	–	–	–	13,300	MI176	–
Bali to Singapore	–	–	–	13,300	MI175	–
Singapore to Surabaya	5,250	MI226	–	13,300	MI226	–
Surabaya to Singapore	5,250	MI225	–	13,300	MI225	–
Singapore to Lombok	5,250	MI124, MI128	–	13,300	MI124, MI128	–
Lombok to Singapore	5,250	MI123, MI127	–	13,300	MI123, MI127	–
Singapore to Medan	5,250	MI234, MI238	–	–	–	–
Medan to Singapore	5,250	MI233, MI237	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Davao City	8,750	MI562	–	15,050	MI562	–
Davao City to Singapore	8,750	MI562	–	15,050	MI562	–
Singapore to Cebu	8,750	MI562	–	15,050	MI562	–
Cebu to Singapore	8,750	MI559	–	15,050	MI559	–
Singapore to Phuket	8,750	MI750, MI756, MI758	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	MI750, MI756, MI758	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020
Phuket to Singapore	8,750	MI749, MI751	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020	15,050	MI749, MI751	13-15 March, 20-22 March 2020
Singapore to Koh Samui	–	–	–	15,050	MI774	–
Koh Samui to Singapore	–	–	–	15,050	MI771	–
Singapore to Yangon	8,750	MI518	–	15,050	MI518	–
Yangon to Singapore	8,750	MI519	–	15,050	MI519	–
Singapore to Siem Reap	8,750	MI614, MI616	–	15,050	MI614, MI616	–
Singapore to Phnom Penh	8,750	MI602, MI606, MI608	–	15,050	MI602, MI606, MI608	–
Phnom Penh to Singapore	8,750	MI601, MI605, MI607	–	15,050	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 Hiroshima	–	–	–	32,900	MI868	–
Hiroshima to Singapore	–	–	–	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 Chennai	12,950	MI436	–	27,300	MI436	–
Chennai to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	MI435	–
Singapore to Hyderabad	12,950	MI472	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Kochi	12,950	MI468	–	27,300	MI468	–
Kochi to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	MI467	–
Singapore to Colombo	12,950	MI428	–	–	–	–
Colombo to Singapore	12,950	MI427	–	–	–	–
Singapore to Kathmandu	–	–	–	27,300	MI416	–
Kathmandu to Singapore	–	–	–	27,300	MI415	–
Singapore to Malé	12,950	MI480	–	–	–	–
Malé to Singapore	12,950	MI479	–	–	–	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD	MILES REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Cairns	19,600	MI811, MI813	–	43,400	MI811, MI813	–
Cairns to Singapore	19,600	MI812, MI814	26-31 March 2020	43,400	MI812, MI814	–

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Awards

North Asia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Tokyo to Singapore	24,150	SQ11	–

Australia

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Canberra	32,900	SQ288	–
Canberra to Singapore	32,900	SQ288	–
Singapore to Melbourne	32,900	SQ217, SQ227, SQ237	–
Melbourne to Singapore	32,900	SQ218	–
Singapore to Sydney	32,900	SQ221, SQ231	–
Sydney to Singapore	32,900	SQ212, SQ232, SQ288	–

Africa & Middle East

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Dubai	25,900	SQ494	–
Dubai to Singapore	25,900	SQ495	–
Singapore to Johannesburg	25,900	SQ482	–
Johannesburg to Singapore	25,900	SQ481	–

Europe

FROM	MILES REQUIRED FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS	FLIGHT NO.	BLACKOUT PERIOD
Singapore to Paris	45,150	SQ334	–
Paris to Singapore	45,150	SQ333, SQ335	–
Barcelona to Singapore	45,150	SQ387	–
Düsseldorf to Singapore	45,150	SQ337	–
Rome to Singapore	45,150	SQ365	–
Zürich to Singapore	45,150	SQ345	–
Frankfurt to New York	32,900	SQ26	–
New York to Frankfurt	32,900	SQ25	–

USA

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	–
Singapore to San Francisco	47,600	SQ2	–
San Francisco to Singapore	47,600	SQ1	–
New York to Singapore	51,100	SQ21	–

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Sam

4 years ago

Check insurance carefully – some e.g. Aviva will not pay any COVID-19 claims regardless of destination. Others like DBS are still insuring as long as it isn’t China.

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Anonymous

4 years ago

Where in Ko Samui will you be staying? Any reviews?

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to Anonymous

4 years ago

back to the good ol’ conrad koh samui. it’s lifechanging (https://milelion.com/2017/05/19/hotel-review-conrad-koh-samui-oceanview-pool-villa/)

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rtk

Reply to Aaron Wong

4 years ago

It’s life changing.. until I was told about unexpected guests in some of their corner villas.. snakes! Still one of the best getaways of my life, all thanks to your review.

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cheesecake

Reply to Aaron Wong

4 years ago

In which case, you need to reset your expectations because many of the Diamond perks you mentioned in the previous review have all been “enhanced” away, based on my last trip there in Nov 2019:
– No more free sunset boat trip (now chargeable as they changed the local operator)
– No more lucky draw upon checkin (yes, you will miss the soap!)
– Shanghai Tang toiletries now in common dispensers in bathroom (single use alternatives only Temple Spa or The Refinery provided)

Otherwise overall still a pleasant stay.

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to cheesecake

4 years ago

well i’m a lowly gold now, so i’ll be happy with free breakfast 🙂

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sammy

Reply to Aaron Wong

4 years ago

Hi Aaron, are you going to redeeming by points?
Caz I am also willing to go Koh samui Conrad, but become quite struggled when i figure out the points spent there would be the same as Conrad Maldives.

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Aaron Wong

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Reply to sammy

4 years ago

yup, by points. i understand the hesitation, but the way i see it conrad maldives has many hidden costs of its own, from the expensive F&B to the expensive seaplane. at koh samui i can drive 10 mins from the resort and get a cheap massage and lovely cheap food. can’t do that in the maldives.

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