Hey Cardy, glad you had a good trip and are now back home safe and sound... well, at least safe :) Just curious... Iberia? Lufthansa? Air Malta?
I flew SPANAIR, LUFTHANSER AND AIR MALTA, they are part of Star Alliance. I would not fly IBERIA as they are generally more expensive even though they get illegal subsidies.
I found the Flight Attendants on LUFTHANSER to be the very best in every way. I was almost moved to write and congratulate Lufthanser on their excellence.
Of course flying in late Novemeber the airports are not as crowded as during the high season, there is much more room to move around in the airports and on the flights.
In Summer I may be able to fly a more direct route via Barcelona to Malta via Click Air.