As an Air Canada Aeroplan Elite, the biggest fear I have is the flight that takes me from Scandinavia to Asia on my Star Alliance Round The World ticket in economy class. It's not just because I'm flying where I don't want to be. It's that as the final leg of my journey - it's never comfortable.

In many ways, this flight is akin to flying YYZ-MCO or one of the other popular North American vacation destinations. Innumerable Swedes, Danes, Norwegians and expat Thais fly to ...