Ah yes, life and its little episodes. The best cure for plane misery is to take a Greyhound bus somewhere. The sights, sounds, smells and interesting people you’ll encounter on a Greyhound and at the Greyhound station will totally recalibrate your misery threshold.
Oh yes, when my husband was in college (about 12 years ago) he had to take a Greyhound due to inclimate weather in his area. He is scarred-for-life from that event, and won’t even go near a bus station now! haha
The stories he has from that situation....just, wow!