Singapore Airlines has released its regular Spontaneous Escapes offer for travel in April 2023, with 30% off the usual Saver miles redemption rates when you lock in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class awards to and from selected cities on the network over the next two weeks.
Good deals this month include Hong Kong for 11,550 miles one-way in Economy Class or 23,800 miles in the 2013 Long-Haul Business Class, though the timing of the included flights is terrible in both directions!
If there’s a destination on the list you’re looking for, and you can make firm travel plans, it’s worth considering snapping up one of these seats, especially since the selection has started to improve following the recent peak Christmas and Chinese New Year holiday periods.
Do be aware this month though that there are several blackout dates on many routes.
If you do find a route of interest, you’ll need to book these ‘Promo’ awards over the next two weeks – between 15th March 2023 and 31st March 2023 – for travel in April 2023, 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.
April 2023 offer
- A 30% discount on saver award redemptions for travel to and/or from selected destinations in April 2023.
- Redeem online at singaporeair.com between 15th March 2023 and 31st March 2023.
- 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 April 2023.
- 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’re the only site showing the aircraft type and the Business Class seat product planned for these routes flight number 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 Kuala Lumpur | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ112 SQ116 SQ118 SQ122 |
A350 LH 737-800 737-800 A350 LH |
2013 J 738 RJ 738 RJ 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 9 April 2023 19 April 2023 24 April 2023 |
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| Kuala Lumpur to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ105 SQ111 SQ117 |
A350 LH A350 LH 737-800 |
2013 J 2013 J 738 RJ |
| Blackout: | 16 April 2023 19 April 2023 21 April 2023 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ184 SQ186 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 6 – 7 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ177 SQ183 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 6 April 2023 9 April 2023 14 – 15 April 2023 17 April 2023 20 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Manila | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ916 SQ918 SQ912 |
A350 MH 787-10 A350 LH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 5 – 11 April 2023 21 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| Manila to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ921 SQ919 SQ915 SQ917 |
A350 MH A350 LH 787-10 A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2013 J 2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 April 2023 4 – 6 April 2023 |
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North Asia
| Singapore to Guangzhou | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
23,800 |
SQ850 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
| Guangzhou to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
23,800 |
SQ851 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
| Singapore to Hong Kong | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
23,800 |
SQ898 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 6 – 10 April 2023 14 April 2023 19 – 21 April 2023 28 – 29 April 2023 |
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| Hong Kong to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
23,800 |
SQ899 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 4 April 2023 | ||
| Singapore to Shanghai | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ830 SQ836 |
787-10 A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
| Shanghai to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ825 SQ833 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
| Singapore to Beijing | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ802 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
| Beijing to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ807 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | ||
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Ahmedabad | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ504 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Ahmedabad to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ505 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 4 April 2023 25 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Bangalore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ510 SQ512 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Bangalore to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ513 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Chennai | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ526 SQ528 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Chennai to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ527 SQ529 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Colombo | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ468 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 4 – 6 April 2023 11 April 2023 16 – 20 April 2023 |
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| Colombo to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ469 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Dhaka | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ446 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Hyderabad | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ524 | 737-8 MAX | MAX RJ |
| Blackout: | 3 – 5 April 2023 10 – 12 April 2023 17 – 19 April 2023 24 – 25 April 2023 |
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| Hyderabad to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ523 | 737-8 MAX | MAX RJ |
| Blackout: | 3 – 6 April 2023 10 – 12 April 2023 17 – 19 April 2023 24 – 26 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Kolkata | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ516 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 4 – 7 April 2023 11 – 14 April 2023 18 – 21 April 2023 25 – 28 April 2023 |
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| Kolkata to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ517 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 4 – 7 April 2023 10 – 14 April 2023 18 – 21 April 2023 25 – 28 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Mumbai | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ422 SQ424 SQ426 |
A350 MH A380 A350 LH |
2018 RJ 2017 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 2 April 2023 | ||
| Mumbai to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ423 SQ425 |
A380 A350 LH |
2017 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 6 – 7 April 2023 26 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to New Delhi | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ406 | A380 | 2017 J |
| New Delhi to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ403 | A380 | 2017 J |
| Blackout: | 9 April 2023 26 – 28 April 2023 |
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Europe
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ26 | A380 | 2017 J |
| Blackout: | 2 April 2023 8 April 2023 11 April 2023 |
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| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ25 | A380 | 2017 J |
| Blackout: | 5 – 7 April 2023 14 – 15 April 2023 21 April 2023 27 April 2023 |
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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.
North Asia
| Singapore to Hong Kong | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
18,550 |
SQ874 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 7 April 2023 9 – 11 April 2023 |
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| Hong Kong to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
18,550 |
SQ875 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 7 April 2023 9 April 2023 11 April 2023 |
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West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Mumbai | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
24,150 |
SQ424 | A380 |
| Mumbai to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
24,150 |
SQ423 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 3 April 2023 12 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to New Delhi | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
24,150 |
SQ406 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 23 April 2023 | |
Europe
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ26 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 April 2023 7 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ25 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 6 – 15 April 2023 | |
| Munich to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
49,700 |
SQ327 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 7 April 2023 15 – 23 April 2023 27 – 30 April 2023 |
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USA
| Los Angeles to Narita | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
51,100 |
SQ11 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 1 – 8 April 2023 | |
| San Francisco to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
52,500 |
SQ31 SQ33 |
A350 LH A350 ULR |
| Blackout: | 6 – 7 April 2023 14 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| New York (Newark) to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
56,350 |
SQ21 | A350 ULR |
| Blackout: | 1 April 2023 | |
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 |
SQ112 SQ116 SQ118 SQ122 |
A350 LH 737-800 737-800 A350 LH |
| Kuala Lumpur to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ105 SQ111 SQ117 |
A350 LH A350 LH 737-800 |
| Blackout: | 9 April 2023 20 – 21 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ184 SQ186 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ177 SQ183 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 7 – 10 April 2023 20 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Manila | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ916 SQ918 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 9 – 10 April 2023 | |
| Manila to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ921 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 5 April 2023 9 – 11 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Siem Reap | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ166 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 1 – 14 April 2023 28 – 30 April 2023 |
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North Asia
| Singapore to Guangzhou | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ850 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Guangzhou to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ851 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Singapore to Hong Kong | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ898 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 5 – 16 April 2023 | |
| Hong Kong to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ899 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 11 April 2023 | |
| Singapore to Shanghai | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ830 SQ836 |
787-10 A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Shanghai to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ825 SQ833 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Singapore to Beijing | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ802 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Beijing to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ807 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 27 – 30 April 2023 | |
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Ahmedabad | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ504 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 11 April 2023 15 April 2023 23 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Bangalore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ508 SQ510 SQ512 |
737-8 MAX A350 MH A350 MH |
| Bangalore to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ513 | A350 MH |
| Singapore to Chennai | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ524 SQ526 SQ528 |
737-8 MAX A350 MH A350 MH |
| Chennai to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ527 | A350 MH |
| Singapore to Dhaka | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ446 | 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 10 – 19 April 2023 26 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Hyderabad | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ522 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 19 April 2023 | |
| Singapore to Kolkata | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ516 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 1 April 2023 6 – 7 April 2023 21 April 2023 28 April 2023 |
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| Kolkata to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ517 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 6 April 2023 14 April 2023 26 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to Mumbai | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ422 SQ424 SQ426 |
A350 MH A380 A350 LH |
| Singapore to Malé | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ438 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 April 2023 5 – 7 April 2023 22 April 2023 26 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Malé to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ437 | A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 1– 2 April 2023 6 – 11 April 2023 14 – 16 April 2023 20 – 23 April 2023 29 – 30 April 2023 |
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| Singapore to New Delhi | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ406 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 1 April 2023 | |
Europe
| Frankfurt to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ25 SQ325 |
A380 A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 7 April 2023 20 – 22 April 2023 24 – 30 April 2023 |
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| London to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ319 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 3 April 2023 7 – 8 April 2023 14 April 2023 21 April 2023 27 – 29 April 2023 |
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| Munich to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ327 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 4 April 2023 7 April 2023 11 April 2023 13 – 15 April 2023 22 April 2023 28 – 30 April 2023 |
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USA
| Los Angeles to Narita | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
26,950 |
SQ11 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 1 – 15 April 2023, 29 April 2023 | |
| Los Angeles to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ35 SQ37 |
A350 LH A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 7 April 2023 11 – 15 April 2023 20 April 2023 22 April 2023 24 April 2023 27 April 2023 29 – 30 April 2023 |
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| San Francisco to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ31 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 April 2023 6 – 9 April 2023 12 – 15 April 2023 20 – 22 April 2023 27 – 30 April 2023 |
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Book the ‘Promo’ award category
Singapore Airlines offers the Spontaneous Escapes deals under its “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 and Advantage award space – it can come and go).
Remember, you cannot waitlist for Promo awards – it’s either available for immediate redemption, or it’s not.
The “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 under the pre-pandemic system.
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 to immediately lock in the Spontaneous Escapes rate.
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 is becoming a slightly more expansive selection as we head further into 2023 and capacity progressively increases, with peak holiday periods behind us for now.
Check out the current deal for travel in April 2023, and do refer to our seat types summary for Business Class above to pick the aircraft with the best product for your routing.
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 April 2023? Let us know in the comments section below.
(Cover Photo: Plane’s Portrait Aviation Media / Malcolm Lu)
Aiya! I’ve booked my flight for April, but i will book the Spon and cancel my old booking.
SIN-MNL 2x pax
Save 28k miles for $101. Worth it? you know the answers.
You will be charged a fee of SGD 101.00 per pax to redeposit your miles into your KrisFlyer account
Definitely worth it, but remember you are converting to a non-refundable booking, so make sure your travel plans are firm!
hmm then i rebook close to the date maybe on the last day 31 March and hope there is availability.
Why no more Sin- BKK SPONTANEOUS PROMO?
High demand in April. No need for SIA to discount the remaining seats.
Can’t even get regular advantage sir
Yep – BKK flights busy busy next month!