Singapore Airlines has a reputation for offering an exceptional product, but booking long-haul, premium-cabin awards with the airline can be tricky. You can sometimes find award availability using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan or Air Canada Aeroplan, but you’ll usually find more availability through Singapore Airlines’ own KrisFlyer loyalty program.
KrisFlyer generally charges more miles than other programs, even on dates when saver awards are available. However, the program offers discounts on select award flights each month through its KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
You can now book select promo award flights with up to a 30% discount if you reserve by April 30 and travel between May 1 and 31. You’ll find discounted award tickets to select destinations in the Singapore Airlines network.
Here’s how you can maximize this iteration of KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes.
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Deal basics: Fly from Europe and Asia to the US
Airline: Singapore Airlines
Routes: Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and SIN to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Cost: From 17,500 miles in economy and 56,700 miles in business class
Travel dates: Between May 1 and 31 (with some blackout dates)
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Book by: April 30
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Sample KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes itineraries
KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes offers discounted award flights on select routes Singapore Airlines operates. However, only select flight numbers are discounted each month.
Here’s a look at the Spontaneous Escapes pricing on U.S. routes this month:
| Origin | Destination | Discounted award rate |
Blackout dates |
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| Frankfurt | New York |
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| Singapore | Los Angeles |
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| Singapore | San Francisco |
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Remember, you must find award availability on the KrisFlyer website. Promo awards may not be available on select dates — even ones not listed as blackout dates. When you search, you’ll see the discounted awards listed as “promo” if available.
Additionally, all the flights on your itinerary must qualify for the promotion to access the discounted pricing.
Check the Spontaneous Escapes homepage for more details.
Earning miles to book this award flight
Earning Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles is easy. The program is a 1:1 transfer partner with American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One, 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 you transfer.
Highest-ever offer: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.
Note that the transferred rewards may take up to 24 hours (or longer for Marriott transfers) to hit your KrisFlyer account. If they don’t immediately appear, consider calling KrisFlyer to hold award seats until the miles post. Doing so will lock in your award seats so you won’t have to worry about the availability disappearing. KrisFlyer generally charges a service fee of $25 or 2,500 miles to hold award seats.
When booking your flight, consider using one of the following cards to pay any taxes and fees to further maximize your purchase:
Bottom line
Singapore Airlines is offering flights across the Atlantic for just 17,500 miles in economy and 56,700 miles in business class and flights from Singapore in economy class for 29,400 miles. Discounts are also available on select business-class routes in other regions. These flights can be a great use of transferable credit card points and miles.
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