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Oct 3, 2024 | 2:24 pm

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Originally Posted by jrl767

... if I dig thru my log I’m sure I can find a dozen or so other occurrences

as promised (threatened, lol) -- turns out the number is actually closer to *three* dozen

1972 Mohawk "Weekends Unlimited" -- FH-227B N7815M DCA-ELM-ITH followed by ITH-LGA
Dec 1975 the same Allegheny "Liberty Fare" -- deHaviland Heron N84FB CLE-MFD-CLE (direct turn, just to get the entire AL fleet)
Apr 1983 United 737 N9008U DEN-MCI followed by MCI-ORD (probably my first deliberate "MR")
Apr 1984 United 72S N7462U BWI-RIC-BWI direct turn (accumulating segments)
Mar 1985 TWA L-1011 N11004 LAX-SAN direct turn (cheaper to fly LAX-SAN and SAN-LAX-SFO than LAX-SFO, but also a pretty simple MR)
Jul 1988 United 72S N7463U SEA-SFO followed by SFO-LAX (accumulating miles/segments)
Sep 1992 Delta 767 N107DL SEA-DFW followed by DFW-ATL (accumulating miles/segments)
Dec 2005 Delta 737 N375DL CVG-ORD-CVG direct turn (accumulating miles/segments)
Jul 2006 Alaska (Horizon) DH4 N406QX LAX-BOI followed by BOI-SEA
Sep 2007 Continental Express Beech 1900 N835CA IAD-CLE followed by CLE-DTW
Sep 2007 Continental Express ERJ-145 N34111 EWR-MCI followed by MCI-CLE (MR)
Sep 2007 Continental 738 N76254 CLE-FLL direct turn (MR)
Sep 2008 Northwest Saab 340 N415XJ MSP-MQT followed by MQT-DTW
Aug 2012 Delta 757 N618DL DCA-DTW followed by DTW-SLC (MR)
Aug 2013 Alaska (Horizon) DH4 N426QX STS-PDX followed by PDX-SEA
Dec 2013 Delta (SkyWest) CR7 N631SK SEA-LAX followed by LAX-OAK-LAX (MR)
Dec 2013 Delta (SkyWest) CR7 N608SK SJC-LAX followed by LAX-SEA (MR)
Oct 2014 Delta 738 N3735D DTW-SEA followed by SEA-ANC (MR)
Dec 2014 Delta (Compass) ERJ-175 N608CZ SEA-GEG direct turn (MR)
May 2015 Delta 739 N831DN MSY-ATL followed by ATL-SEA
Aug 2015 Alaska (Horizon) DH4 N423QX SEA-PDX followed by PDX-EUG
Feb 2017 Alaska 739 N461AS SEA-LAX followed by LAX-BWI
Mar 2017 Alaska 739 N306S BWI-SAN (inaugural flight) followed by SAN-SEA
Jul 2017 Kenmore Air deHaviland Beaver N900KA LKE-YWH-LKE direct turn
Aug 2017 Alaska (Horizon) DH4 N414QX LAX-SUN followed by SUN-SEA
Apr 2018 Alaska 739 N413AS PDX-MCO followed by MCO-SAN (MR)
Apr 2018 Alaska (SkyWest) E75 N178SY DCA-DAL followed by DAL-SEA
Mar 2019 Alaska (Horizon) E75 N630QX PAE-LAS-PAE direct turn (inaugural flight)
May 2021 Alaska 739 N247AK SEA-CVG-SEA direct turn (inaugural flight)
Jun 2022 Alaska 7M9 N920AK SEA-CLE-SEA direct turn (inaugural flight)
Oct 2022 Alaska 738 N565AS SEA-SJC-SEA direct turn
Jan 2023 Alaska (Horizon) DH4 N421QX direct turn (retirement flight)
Feb 2023 American Eagle E75 N104HQ DCA-BOS-DCA direct turn
Aug 2024 Southern Airways Express Cessna 208B Caravan N809SA IAD-MGW-IAD direct turn

also numerous instances of return flights a few days later on the same equipment:

Oct/Nov 1983 United 747 N4732U ORD-HNL and HNL-LAX
Apr 1984 SkyWest Swearingen Metro N5336M LAX-SMX and SMX-LAX
Nov 1985 TWA 767 N603TW LAX-IAD and IAD-LAX
Sep 1985 PSA MD-80 N925PS SFO-SEA and SEA-LAX
Jan 1986 American Eagle (Chaparral Airways) Gulfstream 1C N245CA, DFW-ABI and ABI-DFW
Feb 1987 TWA L-1011 N31009 JFK-BOS and BOS-JFK (overnight turn for miles/segments)
Aug 2007 Alaska 738 N566AS DCA-LAX and LAX-DCA
Dec 2008 Northwest 753 N582NW MSP-SEA and SEA-MSP
Oct 2014 Delta A319 N318NB IAD-ATL and ATL-IAD
Dec 2015 American Eagle CR7 N511AE CLT-IAD and DCA-MHT
Feb 2024 Alaska 739 N474AS SEA-IAD and IAD-SEA
May 2024 Loganair ATR-42 G-LMSB ABZ-KOI and KOI-ABZ

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