Originally Posted by Jorgen

I'm a scientist, working in academia. Furthermore I'm in Australia, so fifteen hours of flying to get somewhere is considered "not that far".

I've resigned myself to the fact that even freaking Nobel Laureates (of which i am not one) have to fly economy. I'm not happy with it, but I can't exactly see myself going off to work for some bank or management consultancy either.

The compensation is, I suppose, that I get to choose my own travel.