Flying High: airlines have taken most of the fun out of business travel - but not all of it - our key splurges for road-warrior relief

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Robin Shurtleff leans back in her large, comfy leather chair, enjoying headphones with satellite-fed music, a free cocktail and an empty seat next to her on her way to Chicago on business. Crowded planes, cramped seating and rations of warm soda are far from her thoughts. "I love this way to travel," says the movie-theater executive. The price of such road-warrior luxury? Forty dollars.