Singapore Airlines has released its regular Spontaneous Escapes offer for travel in December 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.
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 Frankfurt, Munich or Zurich for 72,450 miles in Business Class, Singapore to Sydney or Adelaide for 47,950 miles in Business Class (both directions included), and Singapore to or from Bali for 5,950 miles in Economy Class.
Pro Tip: Check even if your route is affected by a blackout date. I found SIN-FRA for 72,450 miles in Business Class on 12th December, even though this route is supposed to be on blackout from 1st to 21st December!
If you do find a route of interest, you’ll need to book these ‘Promo’ awards over the next two weeks – between 15th November 2023 and 30th November 2023 – for travel in December 2023, but remember there’s no flexibility and in most cases no refunds are allowed.
Terms and conditions
Here are the terms and conditions for the Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
December 2023 offer
- A 30% discount on saver award redemptions for travel to and/or from selected destinations in December 2023.
- Redeem online at singaporeair.com or via the SingaporeAir mobile app between 15th November 2023 and 30th November 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 December 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.
Here are the five different SIA 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 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 Jakarta | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ950 SQ958 SQ962 SQ964 |
777-300ER A350 LH A350 LH 777-300ER |
2013 J 2013 J 2013 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 5 December 9 – 10 December |
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| Jakarta to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ951 | 777-300ER | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 December 6 December 11 – 27 December |
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| Singapore to Surabaya | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ922 SQ926 |
A350 MH 737-8 MAX |
2018 RJ MAX RJ |
| Surabaya to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ923 SQ927 |
A350 MH 737-8 MAX |
2018 RJ MAX RJ |
| Blackout: | 11 December 13 – 28 December |
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| Singapore to Medan | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
14,700 |
SQ990 | 737-8 MAX | MAX RJ |
| Blackout: | 1 December 3 – 4 December 9 December 19 December 21 December 24 December 27 – 28 December 31 December |
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| Cebu to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ901 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
| Manila to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ915 SQ917 SQ919 SQ921 |
787-10 A350 MH A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ 2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ186 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 20 – 30 December | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ177 SQ185 |
A350 MH A350 MH |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 5 – 6 December 15 – 16 December 19 – 23 December 28 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Yangon | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ762 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
| Yangon to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
16,800 |
SQ761 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Ahmedabad | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ504 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 3 – 5 December 10 – 17 December 22 – 23 December 25 December |
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| Ahmedabad to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ505 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 23 December 30 December |
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| Singapore to Bangalore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ508 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 1 – 22 December | ||
| Chennai to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ529 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 8 December 11 December 19 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Dhaka | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ446 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Dhaka to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ447 | 787-10 | 2018 RJ |
| Singapore to Hyderabad | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ522 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 3 December 8 December 14 – 18 December |
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| Hyderabad to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ523 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 2 December 8 December 15 December 21 – 28 December |
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| Singapore to Kathmandu | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ442 | 737-800 | 738 RJ |
| Blackout: | 9 December 14 December 26 December |
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| Singapore to Malé | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ432 SQ438 |
A350 LH A350 MH |
2013 J 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 December 5 December 8 Decemeber 11 – 16 December 21 – 23 December 26 – 29 December |
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| Malé to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ431 SQ437 |
A350 LH A350 MH |
2013 J 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 December 5 December 7 December 9 December 12 December 15 – 16 December 20 – 24 December 28 – 30 December |
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| Mumbai to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
30,100 |
SQ423 SQ425 |
A380 A350 LH |
2017 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 December 5 – 8 December 22 – 31 December |
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Southwest Pacific
| Singapore to Darwin | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
28,350 |
SQ251 | 737-8 MAX | MAX RJ |
| Blackout: | 9 December 14 – 16 December |
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| Singapore to Perth | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
28,350 |
SQ213 SQ225 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 9 December 14 December 17 December |
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| Singapore to Adelaide | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
47,950 |
SQ277 SQ279 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
2018 RJ 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 13 – 16 December | ||
| Adelaide to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
47,950 |
SQ276 | A350 MH | 2018 RJ |
| Blackout: | 21 – 26 December | ||
| Melbourne to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
47,950 |
SQ208 | 777-300ER | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 13 December | ||
| Singapore to Sydney | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
47,950 |
SQ231 SQ261 |
A380 A350 LH |
2017 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | SQ231: 1 – 5 December 9 – 10 December 15 – 23 December SQ261: 2 December 4 December 6 – 10 December 12 – 16 December 19 – 20 December 23 December 28 – 30 December |
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| Sydney to Singapore | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
47,950 |
SQ242 SQ222 |
A350 LH A380 |
2013 J 2017 J |
| Blackout: | SQ242: 1 – 13 December SQ222: 1 – 13 December 23 – 27 December |
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Europe
| Singapore to Frankfurt | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
72,450 |
SQ26 SQ326 |
777-300ER A350 LH |
2013 J 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 21 December | ||
| Singapore to Munich | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
72,450 |
SQ328 | A350 LH | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 25 December | ||
| Singapore to Zurich | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
72,450 |
SQ346 | 777-300ER | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 27 December | ||
USA
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ26 | 777-300ER | 2013 J |
| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | |||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft | Seats |
56,700 |
SQ25 | 777-300ER | 2013 J |
| Blackout: | 1 – 23 December | ||
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.
West Asia & Africa
| Mumbai to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
24,150 |
SQ425 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 17 – 31 December | |
Europe
| Singapore to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
49,700 |
SQ326 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 23 December | |
USA
| Narita to Los Angeles | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
51,100 |
SQ12 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 29 – 31 December | |
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ26 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 28 – 31 December | |
| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
36,400 |
SQ25 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 14 – 23 December 26 – 27 December |
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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 Bali | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ944 SQ946 SQ948 |
787-10 787-10 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 1 – 2 December 7 – 9 December 15 – 17 December 21 – 28 December |
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| Bali to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ949 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 10 – 12 December 16 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Jakarta | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ950 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 3 – 7 December 11 December 16 December 26 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Surabaya | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ922 SQ926 |
A350 MH 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 23 December 27 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Medan | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ990 SQ994 |
737-8 MAX 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 1 Dec | |
| Medan to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
5,950 |
SQ995 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 1 – 4 December 7 December 16 – 31 December |
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| Cebu to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ901 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 26 – 31 December | |
| Manila to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ915 SQ917 SQ919 SQ921 |
787-10 A350 MH A350 MH A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 25 – 31 December | |
| Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ184 SQ186 |
737-8 MAX A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 9 – 12 December 15 – 18 December 21 – 26 December |
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| Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ177 SQ183 SQ185 |
A350 MH 737-8 MAX A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 2 – 3 December 15 – 18 December 22 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Yangon | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ762 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 15 – 17 December 20 – 24 December |
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| Yangon to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
9,450 |
SQ761 | A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 13 – 17 December 22 December 30 – 31 December |
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North Asia
| Singapore to Chengdu | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ842 | 737-8 MAX |
| Chengdu to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ843 | 737-8 MAX |
| Singapore to Beijing | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ802 SQ806 |
777-300ER A350 MH |
| Beijing to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ801 SQ807 |
A350 MH 777-300ER |
| Singapore to Shenzhen | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ856 | 737-8 MAX |
| Shenzhen to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ857 | 737-8 MAX |
| Singapore to Guangzhou | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ852 | A350 MH |
| Guangzhou to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ853 | A350 MH |
| Singapore to Xiamen | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ868 | 737-8 MAX |
| Xiamen to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
11,550 |
SQ869 | 737-8 MAX |
West Asia & Africa
| Singapore to Chennai | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ524 SQ528 |
737-8 MAX 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 24 December | |
| Singapore to Dhaka | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ446 | 787-10 |
| Dhaka to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ447 | 787-10 |
| Singapore to Kathmandu | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ442 | 737-800 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 10 December | |
| Kochi to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ537 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 20 – 31 December | |
| Singapore to Malé | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ432 SQ438 |
A350 LH A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 5 December 14 December 16 December |
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| Malé to Singapore | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
14,000 |
SQ431 SQ437 |
A350 LH A350 MH |
| Blackout: | 2 December 8 – 9 December 12 December, 14 – 16 December 19 – 23 December 30 December |
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Southwest Pacific
| Singapore to Darwin | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ251 | 737-8 MAX |
| Blackout: | 2 – 4 December 28 – 30 December |
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| Singapore to Perth | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
15,050 |
SQ213 SQ225 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 3 December 17 December 19 December 30 December |
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| Singapore to Adelaide | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
21,350 |
SQ277 SQ279 |
A350 MH 787-10 |
| Blackout: | 12 – 16 December 19 – 23 December |
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Europe
| Singapore to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ26 SQ326 |
777-300ER A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 23 December | |
| Singapore to London | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ308 | A380 |
| Blackout: | 1 – 23 December 29 – 31 December |
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| Singapore to Manchester | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
29,400 |
SQ52 SQ302 |
A350 LH A350 LH |
| Blackout: | 1 – 24 December 27 – 31 December |
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USA
| Frankfurt to New York (JFK) | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
17,500 |
SQ26 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 22 – 23 December 26 – 31 December |
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| New York (JFK) to Frankfurt | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
17,500 |
SQ25 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 1 – 23 December | |
| Narita to Los Angeles | ||
| Miles | Flights | Aircraft |
35,700 |
SQ12 | 777-300ER |
| Blackout: | 1 – 5 December 21 – 31 December |
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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
The regular monthly Spontaneous Escapes deal is back for travel in December 2023 for those who can make short-term trip plans.
Offers this month include Singapore to Frankfurt, Munich or Zurich for 72,450 miles in Business Class, Singapore to Sydney or Adelaide for 47,950 miles in Business Class (both directions included), and Singapore to or from Bali for 5,950 miles in Economy Class.
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 December 2023? Let us know in the comments section below.
(Cover Photo: Aero Icarus)