Singapore Airlines has rolled out its regular monthly Spontaneous Escapes deal, this time for travel in November 2022, with discounted award redemptions for those who can make firm travel plans to and from selected destinations, and can book over the next two weeks.
As usual, there’s 30% off the usual Saver miles redemption rates on offer when you lock in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class awards to and from these cities on the network next month.
Sadly the selection continues to be limited due to high travel demand and reduced capacity on many popular routes since borders reopened – after all Spontaneous Escapes isn’t from the goodness of SIA’s heart, it’s just a list of seats the airline no longer thinks it will sell next month, either for cash or at regular miles redemption rates.
Nonetheless there are still some awards potentially worth considering, including Economy Class to or from Male in the Maldives at 14,000 miles one-way (now including A350s) and Singapore to Frankfurt in Economy Class for 29,400 miles one-way.
If you do find a route of interest, you’ll need to book these ‘Promo’ awards over the next two weeks – between 17th October 2022 and 31st October 2022 – for travel in November, but remember there’s no flexibility and in most cases no refunds are allowed.
Redemption continues to only be available online at singaporeair.com, not via the mobile app, according to Singapore Airlines, though I am having no problems accessing the deal via the iOS app, so this issue may have been resolved, or perhaps only affects Android users.
Terms and conditions
Here are the terms and conditions for the Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
November 2022 offer
- A 30% discount on saver award redemptions for travel to and from selected destinations in November 2022.
- Redeem online at singaporeair.com between 17th October 2022 and 31st October 2022.
- Flights are non-refundable and non-changeable.
- Blackout dates apply on some routes (see the full list below for details).
- Book one-way legs if the discount only applies on one of the two (or more) flights you need. You cannot book one-way Promo (Spontaneous Escapes) and one-way Saver awards in the same booking.
- Travel must be completed by 30th November 2022.
- Book as many redemptions as you like at Spontaneous Escapes rates – it’s not capped.
- You cannot waitlist for Promo (Spontaneous Escapes) redemptions.
- For any flights cancelled by SIA, or if an SQ-operated flight was removed from a Spontaneous Escapes booking due to COVID-19 and governmental regulatory changes, the miles redeemed in the unused portion of the ticket will be refunded, with no additional fees charged.
- Requests to change any booking details, or to retain the ticket for future use, will not be granted.
In a nutshell – be sure to have firm travel plans if you’re locking in a Spontaneous Escapes deal.
Business Class Deals
As always, we show the aircraft type and the Business Class seat product planned for these routes by flight number, to help you choose better and travel smarter on your discounted Spontaneous Escapes getaway.
Here are the five different Business Class seat type abbreviations for reference:
| Singapore Airlines Business Class seat types |
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| Regional | ||
 738 RJ |
 MAX RJ |
 2018 RJ |
| Long-Haul | ||
 2013 J |
 2017 J |
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Some of our readers even choose their preferred route based on the aircraft or seat type, especially those looking to try one of the newer products for the first time!
Here are the discounts on offer for travel in Business Class this month, with the aircraft types and seat types used for each eligible route and flight number shown alongside.
South East Asia
| Singapore to Hanoi | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ192 SQ194 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Hanoi to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ191 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ184 SQ186 |
A350 LH 787-10 |
2013 J 2018 RJ |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ177 SQ183 SQ185 |
A350 MH A350 LH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2013 J 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Manila | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ916 SQ918 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 2 – 7 November 2022 | ||
| Manila to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ917 SQ919 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Colombo | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ468 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Colombo to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ469 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Dhaka | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ446 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Dhaka to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ447 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
Europe
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ26 | A380 | 2017 J |
| Blackout: | 3 – 6 November 2022 | ||
| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ25 | A380 | 2017 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 7 November 2022 | ||
The only long-haul flights included in the offer in Business Class are on the airline’s “fifth freedom” route between Frankfurt and New York, a n ice rate at 56,700 miles that might be useful to some.
Premium Economy Class Deals
Here are the discounts on offer for travel in Premium Economy, including the aircraft types used for each eligible route and flight number.
Europe
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ26 | A380 |
| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ25 | A380 |
| Singapore to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
49,700 |
SQ326 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 3 – 6 November 2022 11 – 14 November 2022 24 – 30 November 2022 |
|
USA & Canada
| Singapore to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
56,350 |
SQ24 | A350 ULR |
| New York (JFK) to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
56,350 |
SQ23 | A350 ULR |
| Blackout: | 17 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Singapore to New York (Newark) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
56,350 |
SQ22 | A350 ULR |
| New York (Newark) to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
56,350 |
SQ21 | A350 ULR |
| Blackout: | 3 – 5 November 2022 | |
Economy Class Deals
Here are the discounts on offer for travel in Economy Class.
We have also included the aircraft types used for each eligible route and flight number, so you can choose based on your preference where multiple flights are available.
South East Asia
| Singapore to Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ116 SQ122 |
737-8 MAX A350 MH |
| Kuala Lumpur to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ105 SQ107 |
A350 LH 737-8 MAX |
| Singapore to Hanoi | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ194 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 17 – 27 November 2022 | |
| Hanoi to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ191 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 26 –29 November 2022 | |
| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ184 SQ186 |
A350 LH 787-10 |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ177 SQ183 |
A350 MH A350 LH |
| Singapore to Manila | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ916 SQ918 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Manila to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ917 SQ919 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Singapore to Phnom Penh | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ156 SQ158 |
737-8 MAX A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 8 – 11 November 2022 | |
| Phnom Penh to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ153 SQ155 |
737-8 MAX 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 4 – 6 November 2022 | |
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Malé | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ438 | 737-8 MAX (Mon-Wed, Fri) A350 MH (Thu, Sat, Sun) |
| Malé to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ437 | 737-8 MAX (Mon-Wed, Fri) A350 MH (Thu, Sat, Sun) |
| Blackout: | 7 – 9 November 2022 21 – 23 November 2022 28 – 30 November 2022 |
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Europe
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
17,500 |
SQ26 | A380 |
| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
17,500 |
SQ25 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 8 November 2022 | |
| Singapore to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ326 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 18 – 20 November 2022 25 – 27 November 2022 |
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Book the ‘Promo’ award category
Singapore Airlines offers its Spontaneous Escapes deals via a new “Promo” award category, which you’ll see alongside the usual Saver and Advantage award rates on applicable flights.
If the Promo award rate is not shown for your preferred flight, even though it is listed as part of the offer, that unfortunately means there is no availability remaining at the Spontaneous Escapes rate (but do check back later, like Saver award space it can come and go).
Remember, you cannot waitlist for Promo awards – it’s either available, or it’s not.
The new “Promo” award category also means Spontaneous Escapes award capacity can be loaded as a subset of the Saver award space. This allows you to continue to book at Saver rates (if you prefer the flexibility, for example), or allows the airline to stop offering Spontaneous Escapes rates on a particular flight, while not necessarily having to remove the Saver rate at the same time, like they did before.
It also allows you to book at a discount for larger groups, for example if there are three of you travelling but only two Promo (Spontaneous Escapes) award seats are loaded for the flight you want to travel on, you can potentially redeem the two remaining Promo seats and one Saver seat on a separate booking, and still effectively achieve a 20% overall miles discount between you.
What if you already booked?
If you have already redeemed your miles on a flight that has now become eligible for the Spontaneous Escapes offer, unfortunately there’s no simple way to change it and pay the reduced miles rate.
You will have to book again at the Spontaneous Escapes rate, then cancel the existing booking and pay the miles redeposit fee (don’t do it the other way round, in case the Spontaneous Escapes Promo space disappears in the meantime!).
This will require you to have sufficient miles in your account.
If you need the miles from the original booking in order to make the Spontaneous Escapes one due to an insufficient balance, be very careful!
Since you will first have to cancel the original booking, you are now at the mercy of the Spontaneous Escapes space remaining available on the flight, and it can sometimes take a few days for the miles from your original cancelled booking to be re-credited to your account.
Full details
For full details of this month’s Spontaneous Escapes offer, including terms and conditions (but sadly not including the aircraft type and seat type details we have provided above!), head over to the KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promo page.
Summary
Spontaneous Escapes continues to be a relatively limited selection, unsurprising since it fundamentally comprises empty seats next month SIA thinks it won’t now fill, even at Saver award rates. With demand still exceeding supply on the most popular routes during this COVID recovery period, that means it’s slim pickings.
That said, there’s no harm in checking out the current deal for travel in November 2022, with some Premium Economy Class and Economy Class discounts to and from long-haul cities like Frankfurt and New York in the mix (though sadly nothing so attractive in Business Class!).
The only long-haul flight in Business Class included in the offer is the transatlantic hop between Frankfurt and New York, in the 2017 J seat on board the A380, which some of you might find useful.
Remember if you’re unable to secure a return flight at the discounted rates, book two one-way tickets instead. You’ll pay the ‘Promo’ rate one-way and the usual ‘Saver’ rate for the non-discounted sector, but at least the whole itinerary will not be at the usual rate (and a 15% saving is still welcome).
Will you be locking in any of the Spontaneous Escapes offers for November 2022? Let us know in the comments section below.
(Cover Photo: Plane’s Portrait Aviation Media / Malcolm Lu)