It is more common than you can think of. Especially when people have a “base” both in their departure and destination locations. For example i know a couple li

It is more common than you can think of. Especially when people have a “base” both in their departure and destination locations. For example i know a couple living a long distance relationship. They both have enough stuff at each others place so that they can travel very light. Now of course it sucks if you suddenly get stranded in between, but it is not life threatening just an inconvenience. And from then on it is just a tradeoff. You can gain a small bit of regular convenience for the cost of risking a rare but moderate inconvenience.