My worst experience was Labor Day weekend 2001. I flew from Illinois to Seattle with a sinus infection. Take off was so painful. Child birth was less painful for me. srsly I spent the entire weekend with hardly any hearing. It felt as though I had cotton in my ears the entire time I was in Seattle.
The trip was worth it because we were visiting my brother in-law for his birthday, and my husband had never been west of Colorado, but I never have enjoyed flying. I haven’t flown since. I prefer a good ol’ road trip.