By TADAYUKI ITO/ Staff Writer
June 19, 2022 at 07:00 JST
Yuki Tanaka, center, talks with frequent flyers April 9 in Monbetsu, Hokkaido, even though their time at the airport is limited. (Tadayuki Ito)
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. [Read More]
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