Most Australians know the agony of long haul in economy – the sore neck, the compression socks, the sleepless all-night horrors. And extra points if you bear witness to a baby’s first flight without the sweet muffling cocoon of business or first class.

Part of the solution I’ve found over years of practice is to adopt a low-expectations mindset. I approach my sardine-tin seat with the grim confidence of a true cattle-class lifer. There’s a lot to be said for the old mantra of grin and bear it – and as much to be said for box-set drama.