Germanwings A320 in runway (Photo : BBC)
German Airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, today. According to BBC, the Airbus A320 with flight number 4U 9525 is on its way to Duesseldorf to Barcelona with at least 144 passengers and six crews.
French President Francois Hollande said that the conditions of the accident have led them to think that it has zero survivors although there were no clarifications yet, during a press conference. The president also added that the crash was a tragedy. In addition, the area where the airbus crashed has a very difficult access thus giving the authorities hard time to do a search and rescue operation.
Reuters also reported that President Hollande have called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express his sympathy. On the other hand Spain's King Felipe thank the French government for lending a hand on the difficult situation and the King already cancelled the rest of his visit in France.
According to early investigation Flight 4U 9525 has issued a distress call at 10:47 (09:47 GMT) and none followed after the call. French regional council head also confirmed that they have deployed a search and rescue teams to the crash site however, it will be a challenge since the crash site has a very difficult access.
Meanwhile, Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr expressed their grief and sympathies through twitter by saying that they don't have the full report of what truly transpired on Flight 4U 9525. They also offered their deepest symphaties to the families and friends of Germanwings' passengers and crew.
