Much has been said and written about the latest Air Malta mishap and, while I fully sympathise with the passengers on that particular flight, these things can and do happen to many a major airline.
I have personally been in a potentially fatal situation twice on SAS Airlines and American airlines. In these unfortunate and rare cases airlines give first priority to safety, even if this means that the passenger will be inconvenienced. Let us also not forget that Air Malta has an impeccable safety record and has been flying since 1973.
As a Maltese national and frequent traveller I can proudly state that Air Malta ranks the second best European airline in my books. second only to Lufthansa.