Avid air mile fans fly to other end of Japan for quick break, head home | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
MONBETSU, Hokkaido--Air travelers from Tokyo whose sole purpose is to ratchet up air miles to stay ahead of reward programs are descending in droves at Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport here in far northern Japan--and then often taking the return trip back to Tokyo just 30 or so minutes later.
Source: asahi.com