Update Nov 11 2009
As this thread in now large Kiwiflyer has made an index in post 257 up to post 361 of links to the relevant posts for quick reference, sorted by airport code. As the forum software has changed some old links no longer work.

This summary will be updated from time to time.

If you are unsure of the airport code please use the FT airport code lookup.

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What experience have mileage runners had in turning around at an airport, both on domestic flights and internationally (any in any country in the world, not just the USA) given that may people can not understand why someone would fly somewhere, and then return immediately to the same place whence they come or then go somewhere when they have taken a direct flight.

More interested in airport’s that were in a different country from the departure airport, but all experiences are welcome

Information that would be useful
(a) Airports / countries the flight was
(b) Dates
(c) Airline
(d) How much time was there between your flights
(e) If a change of air line was needed
(f) If you had checked baggage or carry on baggage
(g) If you went through customs and immigration or an internal airport transit,
(h) If you had a boarding pass for the next leg or if you had to get it an transit point
(i) If you stayed more than 24 hrs (i.e more than what the air line considered a transit
(j) Any experience’s if staying at the airport overnight in the bar, lounge, sleeping on the floor or what ever.
(k) Any costs of visa & air port taxes you had to pay at the airport
(l) Any hassles with airline staff or the bureaucracy,
(m) Any good or bad stories on turn-a-rounds / transits

Some cities seem popular with mileage runners, like Dubai from London (LHR-DXB), and Singapore

I remember one post that said in Singapore the airline staff got the next boarding pass for the pax, without them requiring to go through customs and immigration.

There will be stories in trip reports, so any I find will cut and paste to this post