Although I tend to think of flying as the price I pay to get to all the places I want to go, I do enjoy being in a place where the phones don't ring and I can catch up on my magazines, read a book for fun, and daydream like mad. That may or may not make up for the bad air (I always dehydrate), wrong temperature and generally less than perfectly comfortable seats. It doesn't make up for the food or having to ride in the back.