Fantome
These bods were very happy as it was "Tour Ex" for all of them and sitting anywhere on the aircraft I'm sure they'd have remained happy.
My recollection of PAX seats in the Valetta were that they were reasonably comfortable, I don't think they could be reclined, but for relatively short trips they were OK. And as the distance from Gan to Katunayake was ISTR only 640-miles, and with a normal flight time of around 3 hours 20 minutes, sitting upright wouldn't have been too bad.
For the longer legs that the FEAF Valettas flew i.e. Katunayake - Car Nicobar and on to Changi, sometimes via Butterworth, made one appreciate the refuelling stops where one could leave the aircraft and stretch one's legs.