I take back the praise I gave Ryanair the other day for Malaga route. I cannot see many people wanting to get up at 3-4am on the last day of holiday for flight home. It's bad enough on the outbound with EasyJet and Jet2 but no chance on way back too.
You can expect those timings on a package trip to Turkey, Sharm or Canaries but not Malaga where passengers tend to be second home owners or those on short weekend breaks. Senseless!