In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
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I do. A flight to me is defined as a take off and a landing. I also keep statistics on flight times so doing it as a "direct" would be a lot more complicated for me.
I counted my WN PHX-SFO "direct flight" with a stop in SNA as two flights this year and I think I made the right choice.