• I flew on a private jet from New York to Cleveland. • The luxury perks were great, but the real value was in time saved. • Without security, airport terminals, or a long boarding process, my five-hour trip was cut to two.

Warren Buffett once said he wanted to be buried with his private jet, a Bombardier Challenger 600 that he named the "Indispensible."

After flying halfway across the country on one last month, I get it.

The trek from my home in Brooklyn to Cleveland to visit the headquarters of Flexjet, the private aviation company that arranged my travel, marked my first work trip since returning from maternity leave. Between Uber rides, time at the airport, and a commercial flight, it should have taken five hours each way.

With no security lines, no arduous boarding process, no

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