Every time I travelled to the sun-soaked island paradise of the Malvinas, I either flew myself or was allocated one of the comfy seats - although on one occasion we were shunted into the back for take-off and landing as one of the male trolley tarts was ill, so they'd closed off the front to comply with the RAF regulations....
Some of the worst in-flight catering known to man though (Italian lamb...
) - and I lost count of the number of times the only available video was
Pitch Black 
.
However, a good slug of scotch and water in the pig pen at ASI helped one sleep soundly on the leg to MPA - hopefully to be collected by the off-going QRA crew to escape 'ordeal by brief' about Argie mines etc. for the umpteenth time.
How come you got the cheap seats, MrB? Normally aircrew travelled up front - and it was always amusing playing 'spot Woopert of the Wedgiment' as you say.