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KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals for May 2023 announced

Redeem Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals with 30% off saver awards for travel in May 2023.
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Singapore Airlines has released its regular Spontaneous Escapes offer for travel in May 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.

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If there’s a destination on the list you’re looking for, and you can make firm travel plans, it’s always worth considering snapping up one of these seats while this discount is available.

Deals this month include Singapore to Sydney and Singapore to Melbourne in Business Class on the Airbus A380 for 47,950 miles, or Singapore to Christchurch for 47,950 miles in Business Class on the Airbus A350 Long Haul. London to Singapore for 29,400 miles in Economy Class may also be useful for some, but beware the very high taxes and fees!

You can also redeem Copenhagen to Singapore in Business Class for 72,450 miles.

Regionally, restriction-free Hong Kong also makes an appearance again, with award rates of 11,550 miles in Economy Class, 18,550 miles in Premium Economy and 23,800 miles in Business Class worth a look.

Do note that blackout dates on many routes are quite extensive for this offer.

If you do find a route of interest, you’ll need to book these ‘Promo’ awards over the next two weeks – between 17th April 2023 and 30th April 2023 – for travel in May 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 still having no problems accessing the deal via the iOS app, so this issue looks almost certain to have been resolved, or perhaps only affects Android users.

Terms and conditions

Here are the terms and conditions for the Spontaneous Escapes promotion.

May 2023 offer

  • A 30% discount on saver award redemptions for travel to and/or from selected destinations in May 2023.
  • Redeem online at singaporeair.com between 17th April 2023 and 30th April 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 / Advantage awards in the same booking.
  • Travel must be completed by 31st May 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 a 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.

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Here are the five different SIA Business Class seat type abbreviations for reference:

Singapore Airlines
Business Class seat types
Regional
This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Window-Pair-Right-2-Small.jpg738 RJ MAX RJ 2018 RJ
Long-Haul
2013 J 2017 J  

Some of our readers even choose their preferred route based on the aircraft or seat type, especially those looking to try one of the carrier’s newer products for the first time!

Here are the discounts on offer for travel in Business Class this month.

South East Asia

Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ112
SQ118
SQ122
A350 LH
737-800
A350 LH
2013 J
738 RJ
2013 J
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ105
SQ111
SQ107
A350 LH
A350 LH
737-800
2013 J
2013 J
738 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
Singapore to Surabaya
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ922 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
10 May
24 May
Surabaya to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ923 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Blackout: 3 May
13 May
17 May
20 May
Singapore to Jakarta
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ950 777-300ER 2013 J
Blackout: 1 – 12 May
Jakarta to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
21,000
14,700
SQ951 777-300ER 2013 J
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
8 May
17 – 18 May
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
24,000
16,800
SQ184
SQ186
A350 MH
A350 MH
2018 RJ
2018 RJ
Blackout: 2 May
9 May
Ho Chi Minh to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
24,000
16,800
SQ177
SQ183
A350 MH
A350 MH
2018 RJ
2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
10 – 12 May
19 – 20 May

North Asia

Singapore to Guangzhou
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
34,000
23,800
SQ850 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
27 – 31 May
Guangzhou to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
34,000
23,800
SQ851 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 4 May
21 May
Singapore to Hong Kong
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
34,000
23,800
SQ898
SQ874
A350 MH
A350 LH
2018 RJ
2013 J
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
8 May
11 – 12 May
14 – 16 May
20 May
26 -29 May
Hong Kong to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
34,000
23,800
SQ899
SQ875
A350 MH
A350 LH
2018 RJ
2013 J
Blackout: 1 – 4 May
13 – 14 May
19 – 22 May

West Asia & Africa

Singapore to Ahmedabad
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ504 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Blackout: 23 – 28 May
Singapore to Kolkata
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ516 A350 MH
(Mon, Sat, Sun)
737-8 MAX
(Tue-Fri)
2018 RJ

MAX RJ
Blackout: 2 – 5 May
9 – 12 May
16 – 19 May
23 – 26 May
30 – 31 May
Kolkata to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ517 A350 MH
(Mon, Sat, Sun)
737-8 MAX
(Tue-Fri)
2018 RJ

MAX RJ
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
9 – 12 May
16 – 19 May
23 – 26 May
30 – 31 May
Singapore to Bangalore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ510
SQ512
A350 MH
A350 MH
2018 RJ
2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 May
14 May
Bangalore to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ513 A350 MH 2018 RJ
Singapore to Colombo
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ468 787-10 2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
Colombo to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ469 787-10 2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
22 May
Singapore to Hyderabad
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ522 737-8 MAX
(Mon-Wed)
A350 MH
(Thu-Sun)
MAX RJ

2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 3 May
8 – 10 May
14 – 17 May
21 – 24 May
29 – 31 May
Hyderabad to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ523 737-8 MAX
(Mon-Wed)
A350 MH
(Thu-Sun)
MAX RJ

2018 RJ
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
7 – 10 May
14 – 17 May
22 – 24 May
29 – 31 May
Singapore to New Delhi
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ402
SQ406
787-10
A380
2018 RJ
2017 J
New Delhi to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ403 A380 2017 J
Singapore to Chennai
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ526
SQ528
A350 MH
A350 MH
2018 RJ
2018 RJ
Blackout: 30 May
Chennai to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
43,000
30,100
SQ527 A350 MH 2018 RJ

Australia

Singapore to Sydney
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
68,500
47,950
SQ221
SQ221
SQ231
A350 MH (till 16/5)
A380 (fm 17/5)
A380
2018 RJ
2017 J
2017 J
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
5 – 6 May
11 – 14 May
17 – 18 May
23 – 31 May
Singapore to Melbourne
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
68,500
47,950
SQ237
SQ237
777-300ER (till 15/5)
A380 (fm 16/5)
2013 J
2017 J
Blackout: 1 – 4 May
11 – 15 May
19 – 21 May
25 – 28 May
Singapore to Christchurch
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
68,500
47,950
SQ297 A350 LH 2013 J
Blackout: 5 – 7 May
25 – 27 May

Europe

Frankfurt to New York (JFK)
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
81,000
56,700
SQ26
SQ26
A380 (till 15/5)
777-300ER (fm 16/5)
2017 J
2013 J
Blackout: 6 May
8 May
11 – 14 May
17 – 18 May
21 May
26 May
28 – 30 May
Copenhagen to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft Seats
103,500
72,450
SQ351 A350 LH 2013 J
Blackout: 3 – 7 May
12 May
Singapore Airlines A350 Medium Haul Business Class – this seat now features on 2 out of 5 SIA flights. (Photo: MainlyMiles)

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
26,500
18,550
SQ874
SQ892
A350 LH
A380
Hong Kong to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
26,500
18,550
SQ875
SQ893
A350 LH
A380
Blackout: 1 – 2 May

West Asia & Africa

Singapore to Mumbai
Miles Flights Aircraft
34,500
24,150
SQ424 A380
Blackout: 25 – 28 May
Singapore to New Delhi
Miles Flights Aircraft
34,500
24,150
SQ406 A380

Southwest Pacific

Singapore to Sydney
Miles Flights Aircraft
51,000
35,700
SQ221
SQ231
A350 MH
A380
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
12 – 16 May
26 – 28 May
Singapore to Melbourne
Miles Flights Aircraft
51,000
35,700
SQ237 777-300ER
Blackout: 2 May
5 – 7 May
13 – 15 May
26 – 28 May

Europe

Frankfurt to New York (JFK)
Miles Flights Aircraft
52,000
36,400
SQ26 777-300ER
Blackout: 17 May
26 – 27 May
Copenhagen to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
71,000
49,700
SQ351 A350 LH
Blackout: 7 May
14 May

USA

Narita to Los Angeles
Miles Flights Aircraft
73,000
51,100
SQ12 777-300ER
Blackout: 1 – 3 May
5 May
24 May
28 – 31 May
Singapore to San Francisco
Miles Flights Aircraft
75,000
52,500
SQ34 A350 ULR
Blackout: 1 – 15 May

Economy Class Deals

Here are the discounts on offer for travel in Economy Class.

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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
8,500
5,950
SQ112
SQ114
SQ118
SQ122
A350 LH
737-800
737-800
A350 LH
Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
8,500
5,950
SQ103
SQ105
SQ107
SQ111
737-800
A350 LH
737-800
A350 LH
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
Singapore to Surabaya
Miles Flights Aircraft
8,500
5,950
SQ922 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
10 May
12 – 13 May
26 – 27 May
31 May
Surabaya to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
8,500
5,950
SQ923 A350 MH
Blackout: 3 May
5 – 6 May
10 May
12 – 13 May
17 May
19 – 20 May
24 May
26 – 27 May
31 May
Singapore to Medan
Miles Flights Aircraft
8,500
5,950
SQ990
SQ994
737-8 MAX
737-8 MAX
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
Medan to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
8,500
5,950
SQ991
SQ995
737-8 MAX
737-8 MAX
Singapore to Ho Chi Minh
Miles Flights Aircraft
13,500
9,450
SQ184
SQ186
A350 MH
A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 4 May
22 – 23 May
Ho Chi Minh to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
13,500
9,450
SQ177
SQ183
A350 MH
A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
17 – 21 May
Singapore to Siem Reap
Miles Flights Aircraft
13,500
9,450
SQ166 737-8 MAX
Blackout: 27 – 30 May

North Asia

Singapore to Guangzhou
Miles Flights Aircraft
16,500
11,550
SQ850 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
27 – 31 May
Guangzhou to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
16,500
11,550
SQ851 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 May
Hong Kong to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
16,500
11,550
SQ899 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 8 May
11 – 21 May
26 May
Singapore to Beijing
Miles Flights Aircraft
21,500
15,050
SQ802 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
10 May
12 May
20 – 31 May
Beijing to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
21,500
15,050
SQ807 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 2 May
Singapore to Shanghai
Miles Flights Aircraft
21,500
15,050
SQ830
SQ836
787-10
A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 7 May
25 – 31 May
Shanghai to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
21,500
15,050
SQ825
SQ833
A350 MH
787-10
Blackout: 1 May

West Asia & Africa

Singapore to Kolkata
Miles Flights Aircraft
20,000
14,000
SQ516
A350 MH
(Mon, Sat, Sun)
737-8 MAX
(Tue-Fri)
Blackout: 17 – 18 May
23 – 31 May
Singapore to Colombo
Miles Flights Aircraft
20,000
14,000
SQ468 787-10
Blackout: 1 – 10 May
21 May
26 – 30 May
Colombo to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
20,000
14,000
SQ469 787-10
Blackout: 1 – 15 May
20 May
Singapore to New Delhi
Miles Flights Aircraft
20,000
14,000
SQ406 A380
Blackout: 1 May
10 May
21 May
24 – 31 May

Australia

Singapore to Sydney
Miles Flights Aircraft
30,500
21,350
SQ221 A350 MH
Blackout: 1 – 5 May
8 – 10 May
14 – 16 May
20 May
25 – 31 May

Europe

Frankfurt to New York (JFK)
Miles Flights Aircraft
25,000
17,500
SQ26 777-300ER
Blackout: 25 May
27 – 30 May
Manchester to Houston
Miles Flights Aircraft
25,000
17,500
SQ52 A350 LH
Copenhagen to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
42,000
29,400
SQ351 A350 LH
Blackout: 14 May
20 May
27 – 31 May
Milan to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
42,000
29,400
SQ377
SQ355
A350 LH
A350 LH
Blackout: 3 – 8 May
14 May
17 – 19 May
21 May
23 – 25 May
27 – 28 May
London to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
42,000
29,400
SQ305
SQ317
SQ319
SQ321
777-300ER
A380
A380
777-300ER
Blackout: 1 May
25 – 27 May
Paris to Singapore
Miles Flights Aircraft
42,000
29,400
SQ335
SQ331
777-300ER
A350 LH
Blackout: 2 – 12 May
17 – 18 May
27 May
30 May

USA

Singapore to Los Angeles
Miles Flights Aircraft
42,000
29,400
SQ36
SQ38
A350 LH
A350 LH
Blackout: 1 – 11 May
13 May
16 May
18 May
20 May
25 – 31 May

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.

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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.

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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

The regular monthly Spontaneous Escapes deal is back for travel in May 2023 for those who can make short-term travel plans, this month including Hong Kong, Christchurch, Sydney and Melbourne in Business Class, in addition to a host of other regularly discounted routes.

There’s even a Europe – Singapore Business Class deal for those departing from Copenhagen.

Check out the full deal here, and do refer to our seat types summary for Business Class in the tables above to pick the aircraft with the best cabin 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 May 2023? Let us know in the comments section below.

(Cover Photo: Plane’s Portrait Aviation Media / Malcolm Lu)

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8 comments

  1. Hi, is Spontaneous Escapes campaign apply for point to point flight ? For e.g fly from to SUB-HKG, both of economy class eligible for Promo, but while i’m put KNO-HKG always shown saver rate. Please advice 🙂

    1. Connecting flights are not supported even if both are at the Promo rate. You would have to book SUB-SIN for 14.7k in J and separately book SIN-HKG for 23.8k in J which is 38.5k total.

      Not only would the itinerary then be unprotected, there would be no point in doing this because the SUB-HKG Saver rate is 34k!

  2. Thanks for the update as always. Just a comment on the blackout dates though, they are very extensive this month but I don’t think you need to mention the year on each range, we all know it applies to May 2023 and not some other year!

    It would declutter the tables somewhat if the year was removed in IMHO. For your consideration.

    1. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve removed the year from the blackout dates and I agree it looks a lot clearer this way. Will also adopt this for future monthly SE updates.

  3. thanks for complete update. which one is worth, redeem now to get Award Saver or wait until next Spontaneous Escape

    because I am going to fly 6 June 2023 business class for SIN-SUB

    1. SUB quite commonly appears on Spontaneous Escapes but of course there are no guarantees for June. It depends whether you are willing to take the risk of waiting until ~15th May to find out!

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