It's no secret that air travel has become a miserable experience compared to what it was ten years ago. Lost baggage, new security requirements, less seat room, late flights and surly flight attendants have combined to make many people opt for driving instead of flying. The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney has some good travel tips for making your next flying experience go smoothly. His point about the thunderstorms in the South is especially well-taken. Changing planes up north during the summer could help keep you from being one of the passengers trapped on a plane overnight. Take a look: