Again, few people get private charters. Your situation is unusual.
As to commercial flights, I used to look forward to them. No longer - just too painful an experience. PITA getting to the airport, a bigger one going through security, praying for your luggage to be there when you deplane, the flight itself (unless you have a good upgrade on a decent plane). After a family trip on Delta some years ago - in first class, I reached my limit with airline incompetence and discomfort. I can only imagine how much worse it would have been on that trip - both ways, flying coach, and even worse today. And having experienced security in a few other countries, I've had my fill of TSA (ignoring how they treated my in laws who were in their 80's on multiple flights).
As to commercial flights, I used to look forward to them. No longer - just too painful an experience. PITA getting to the airport, a bigger one going through security, praying for your luggage to be there when you deplane, the flight itself (unless you have a good upgrade on a decent plane). After a family trip on Delta some years ago - in first class, I reached my limit with airline incompetence and discomfort. I can only imagine how much worse it would have been on that trip - both ways, flying coach, and even worse today. And having experienced security in a few other countries, I've had my fill of TSA (ignoring how they treated my in laws who were in their 80's on multiple flights).