After my Air Malta flight on May 30, it is no wonder more customers prefer low-cost airlines over the national carrier.

On boarding I was presented with a seat (36B) which only had a pen's length separating it from the seat in front, meaning that not only was there no way my legs could fit between the two seats but the tray couldn't be opened properly as it hit my stomach.

To add insult to injury, my row had no windows and what should have been seat 36A was missing; the empty space was now being used as some sort of store with everything thrown on the floor.

My seat meant that the three-hour flight left me (a healthy 26-year-old) with a minor back ache so I dare not think of the effect on an elderly person or pregnant women (providing they get into the seat in the first place).

I would be interesting to know how Air Malta justifies charging customers a full price fare for a seat which a normal-sized person (myself being only 5ft 10in) can barely fit into.