Singapore KrisFlyer: Huge discount on flights to Europe
While you can sometimes find award availability using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan or Air Canada Aeroplan, you’ll usually find more through Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer. 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 KrisFlyer.
KrisFlyer generally charges more miles than other loyalty programs, even on dates with Saver award availability. However, the program offers discounts on select award flights each month through its KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promotion.
Currently, you can book select promo award flights with a 30% discount if you reserve by Aug. 31 and travel between Sept. 1 and 30. This month, you’ll find discounts on Saver award tickets to select destinations in the Singapore Airlines network.
Here’s how you can maximize this iteration of Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes.
Deal basics
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Airline: Singapore Airlines
Routes: Between Frankfurt and New York City, Singapore and Los Angeles, and Singapore and San Francisco; and from Singapore to New York City and from Newark to Singapore.
Cost: Starts 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: Sept. 1 to 30 (with some blackout dates)
Book by: Aug. 31
Related: Is Singapore Airlines premium economy worth it on the Airbus A350?
Sample KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes itineraries
Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes offers discounted award flights on select routes Singapore Airlines operates. However, only select flight numbers are discounted each month, so you’ll often only get the discount for travel in one direction.
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 the Spontaneous Escapes pricing this month on U.S. routes:
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| Origin | Destination | Discounted award rate |
Blackout dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | New York City |
*Available on Flight SQ26 |
Economy: Sept. 1-5, 19-21, 27-30
Premium economy: None Business: Sept. 2, 3, 27-30 |
| New York City | Frankfurt |
*Available on Flight SQ25 |
Economy: None
Premium economy: Sept. 20-23 Business: None |
| Singapore | Los Angeles |
|
Economy: Sept. 1-13
Premium economy: None |
| Los Angeles | Singapore |
|
None |
| Singapore | San Francisco |
|
Sept. 1-3, 6-8, 13-16 |
| San Francisco | Singapore |
|
None |
| Singapore | New York City |
|
Sept. 1-8 |
| Newark | Singapore |
|
None |
*Award redemption is only available on the specific flight(s) noted.
Remember, you must still find award availability on the KrisFlyer website. Even if the dates are not blackout dates, promo awards may not be offered on certain 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. So, if there’s a promo reward available for just one direction of your flight, it might be best to book two one-way flights.
Be aware that flights departing Europe are subject to higher taxes and fees than flights leaving the U.S. Plan to spend about 125 euros (about $137) per person in one-way taxes and fees on westbound transatlantic flights.
Check the Spontaneous Escapes homepage for more details.
Earning miles to book this award
It’s easy to earn Singapore KrisFlyer miles. It’s easy to earn Singapore KrisFlyer miles. KrisFlyer is also a 3:1 transfer partner with Marriott Bonvoy, with 5,000 bonus miles offered for every 60,000 points you transfer.
Note that it may take up to 24 hours for the transferred rewards to hit your KrisFlyer account. You can call KrisFlyer if they do not appear immediately to reserve award seats. You won’t need to worry about your award seats disappearing. KrisFlyer generally charges a service fee of $25 or 2,500 miles to hold award seats.
Related: How to book Singapore Airlines first-class Suites with points and miles
How to pay taxes and fees
Use The Platinum Card(r) from American Express to earn 5 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 spent per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar); the Chase Sapphire Reserve(r) for 3 points per dollar spent on travel; the American Express(r) Gold Card for 3 points per dollar spent on airfare booked directly with the airline or on amextravel.com; or the Chase Sapphire Preferred(r) Card for 2 points per dollar spent on travel.
Bottom line
Singapore Airlines is offering a transatlantic economy-class award for just 17,500 miles. Singapore Airlines is offering a transatlantic economy-class award for just 17,500 miles.
