Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
No one's "situation" pays a reciprocity fee if one has an int'l-int'l connection and stays in transit.
Some people want to leave the airport and go to a hotel when then have an overnight connection. I assume that even if one missed a connecting flight due to IROPs and was forced to be rebooked the next day, the fee would need to be paid in order to exit the transit zone at the airport.