“The key for me here is not having to drive to an airport at an ungodly hour, not to have to queue through check in and security and not have to strip to my socks for 'security'.”
So you are spending money and time and getting back an improved quality of life. I can understand this approach, but as I have to do X amount of work anyway, I think the extra non productive time would be the killer. By using my local airports and being “slick” with the system I have ironed out a lot of time and managed to utilize most of what is left. I would just have to spend 2 – 3 hours working the night before if I flew myself, which I would consider a reduction in my QOL.
Rod1