> I prefer to fly less since the experience has consistently deteriorated over decades.

I never liked flying, but was able to put up with it better when I was younger.

Nowadays, I get some satisfaction by leveraging credit card points through my business to get "free" tickets. I mentally steel myself to the unpleasantness of the airport, boarding, and flying, and try to get as much work done on my laptop as possible when I am sitting down so at least I can feel that I accomplished something by the time I reach my destination.