Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Falling in France, 148 Passengers Killed Germanwings

An airline Germanwings Airbus A320 at the airport Tegel, Berlin
French President Francois Hollande, Tuesday (03/24/2015), said that, most likely, all of the passengers and crew of the airline Germanwings Airbus A320 were killed after the plane crashed in the south of France.

"Most likely, no passengers who survived," said Hollande told reporters, responding to the tragedy.

The plane was flying from the city of Barcelona, ​​Spain, to the city of Duesseldorf, Germany, before falling in the region Barcelonnette in the French Alps.

Some sources said the plane was issued a distress call at 10:47 pm local time around 17:47 pm.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the wreckage was owned airline Germanwings has been found, and he is now heading to the crash site.

Airline Germanwings is a low-cost airline Lufthansa managed and based in the city of Cologne, Germany. Currently, Germanwings has 81 aircraft, 42 Airbus A319-100 ie, 17 Airbus A320-200, Bombardier CRJ900 and 21 units.

The aircraft that crashed was reportedly 24 years old and had served in the Lufthansa group since 1991.

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