Business travellers are nowadays all too familiar with the stress and inefficiencies of air travel.

Heightened security measures following September 11 2001 have created long delays at airports worldwide. US airlines saw more flight delays and reports of mishandled baggage last year than in 2004, as well as a 17 per cent rise in complaints about airline service, according to a report last month from the US Department of Transportation. Travel can be an anxiety-ridden ordeal.