Joe McConnell
While Singapore Airlines has a reputation for offering an exceptional product, booking long-haul and premium cabin awards with the airline is not easy. You can sometimes find award availability using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan or Air Canada Aeroplan, but you will usually find more availability through Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.
KrisFlyer generally charges more miles than other loyalty programs, even on dates when Saver rewards are available. However, the program does offer discounts on select award flights each month through its KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
You can currently book selected promotional award flights at a 30% discount if you book by August 31 and travel between September 1 and 30. This month, you can find discounts on Saver award tickets to selected destinations across the Singapore Airlines network.
Here’s how you can make the most of this iteration of Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes.
Business Basics
Airline: Singapore Airlines
Routes: Between Frankfurt and New York City, Singapore and Los Angeles, Singapore and San Francisco; and from Singapore to New York City and from Newark to Singapore.
Cost: Starting at 17,500 miles in economy, 36,400 miles in premium economy and 56,700 miles in business class from Frankfurt to New York City
Travel dates: from 1st to 30th September (with some dates unavailable)
Book for: August 31st
Related: Is it worth flying Premium Economy on the Airbus A350?
KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Itinerary Examples
Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes offers discounted award flights on select routes operated by Singapore Airlines. However, only certain flight numbers are discounted each month, so you’ll often only get the discount for one-way travel.
Discounted flights are between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and SIN and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and from SIN to JFK and from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to SIN.
Here’s a look at Spontaneous Escapes’ prices this month on US routes:
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| Origin | Destination | Discounted premium rate |
Blackout dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | CNY |
*Available on flight SQ26 |
Economy: 1-5, 19-21, 27-30 September
Premium Economy: None Business: September 2, 3, 27-30 |
| CNY | Frankfurt |
*Available on flight SQ25 |
Economy: None
Premium Economy: September 20-23 Activities: None |
| Singapore | Los Angeles |
|
Economy: September 1-13
Premium Economy: None |
| Los Angeles | Singapore |
|
Nobody |
| Singapore | San Francisco |
|
1-3, 6-8, 13-16 September |
| San Francisco | Singapore |
|
Nobody |
| Singapore | CNY |
|
September 1-8 |
| New Ark | Singapore |
|
Nobody |
*Award redemption is only available for the specific flights indicated.
Remember, you still need to find award availability on the KrisFlyer website. Promotional awards may not be available on certain dates, even those not listed as blackout dates. When you search, you will see discounted awards listed as “promo” if available.
Additionally, all flights in your itinerary must qualify for the promotion to access the discounted prices. So if a promotional award is available for only one direction of your flight, you may be better off booking two one-way flights.
Keep in mind that flights departing from Europe are subject to higher taxes and fees than flights departing from the United States. Expect to spend about 125 euros (about $137) per person in one-way taxes and fees for westbound transatlantic flights.
For more details, please visit the Spontaneous Escapes homepage.
Earn miles to book this award
It’s easy to earn Singapore KrisFlyer miles. The program is a 1:1 transfer partner with American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. KrisFlyer is also a 3:1 transfer partner with Marriott Bonvoy, with 5,000 bonus miles offered for every 60,000 points transferred.
Please note that it may take up to 24 hours for transferred awards to reach your KrisFlyer account. If they don’t appear right away, consider calling KrisFlyer to reserve your award seats until your miles are credited. This will lock in your award seats, so you don’t have to worry about availability disappearing. KrisFlyer typically charges a $25 service fee or 2,500 miles to reserve award seats.
Related: How to Book Singapore Airlines First Class Suites with Points and Miles
How to pay taxes and duties
Usage The Platinum Card® from American Express to earn 5 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (up to $500,000 spent per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar); Chase Sapphire Reserve® for 3 points per dollar spent on travel; American Express® Gold Card for 3 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or on amextravel.com; or with the Chase Sapphire Preferred® card for 2 points per dollar spent on travel.
In conclusion
Singapore Airlines offers a transatlantic award in economy class for just 17,500 miles. Or, you can book flights between Frankfurt and New York City for just 56,700 miles in business class.
These flights can be a great way to use transferable credit card points.
