I really don't fly that often, and will drive rather than fly Melbourne-Sydney if given the option. On my twice a decade (quinquennial?) Australia-Norway flight

I really don't fly that often, and will drive rather than fly Melbourne-Sydney if given the option. On my twice a decade (quinquennial?) Australia-Norway flights I just have to suffer though; I don't have the budget to justify spending extra on seats. Often I'll see people 2/3rd my length on the emergency seats on those flights and wonder about the fairness of life... ;) I got a free upgrade to emergency exit on a domestic Virgin flight a couple of years ago, by a check-in person who looked me over and figured that'd be a nice thing to ask if I'd like. Perhaps a small gesture to them, but I won't forget that for a while. Fwiw, my femur length is a blocker for my catching trains in Melbourne as the seats are typically designed to face each other in pairs, and my knees are well past the half way mark even with my bum firmly against the back seat with zero slouch.