What time of day does SQ release the bulk of their available rewards?

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It looks like Singapore initially releases around four award flights each day at 1000 GMT. It's only later that another larger amount of awards are released. For example three flights were released this morning for SYD-LHR, and this was the case yesterday. But somewhere up to 24 hours later, another 16+ saver/advantage flights are released. Is there a set time for this, or should just keep refreshing every hour.
 
As far as I know, Singapore routinely begins to release new award space 355 days before the flight at midnight GMT or midnight in the time zone of the departure city (whichever ls later). The screenshot below is helpful (it's from this post on mainlymiles.com):

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But Singapore does also release reward seats at random other times: you're right that it's not as if they release one batch of reward seats at T-355days and then never again.
 
As far as I know, Singapore routinely begins to release new award space 355 days before the flight at midnight GMT or midnight in the time zone of the departure city (whichever ls later). The screenshot below is helpful (it's from this post on mainlymiles.com):

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But Singapore does also release reward seats at random other times: you're right that it's not as if they release one batch of reward seats at T-355days and then never again.
 
They definitely seem to release a handful each day and then within a day, the rest of the flights (ie with the long layover options) are released. It could be random, but I’ve noticed a pattern over the past week.
 
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They definitely seem to release a handful each day and then within a day, the rest of the flights (ie with the long layover options) are released. It could be random, but I’ve noticed a pattern over the past week.

From my experience any connecting flights which depart on day 356 aren't available until they become day 355 flights.

So if the new batch of flights are all ones with a longer layover you might find that these are just connections which aren't bookable until the onward leg is also bookable - which would be +24 hours from when the first flight becomes available.

In saying that I have seen more Saver fares become available about 3 - 4 days after the initial release.
 

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