I recently enjoyed one of the best flight experiences of my life: And it wasn’t because I was seated in a chi-chi business-class cabin or an ultra-exclusive first-class cabin savoring fine wines and meals created by a celebrity chef. I was on board a Streamline Air 30-seat Embraer 120 prop jet traveling between my office in the Boston area to Global Traveler World Headquarters in Yardley, Pa. It’s a trip I’ve made dozens of times, but for this particular journey I opted to bypass Boston’s Logan International Airport and the US Airways flights that operate between Boston and Philadelphia International Airport (a 45-minute drive from Yardley) in favor of a relatively new service operating out of Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass. Streamline Air entered the BOS–PHL market about a year ago as an alternative for frequent travelers between the two cities who had grown tired of navigating the airport traffic, security rigmarole and associated headaches of commuting via large commercial aircraft. And while Hanscom Field is about twice the distance of Logan Airport from my home, the drive is far more pleasant, parking is free, gate agents know regular passengers by name, bags fly free, in-flight snacks and beverages are complimentary and flights arrive at Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN), a 10-minute drive from GT WHQ. Who could ask for anything more? — Lisa Matte, editor in chief