Germanwings plane crashes in southern France

Germanwings plane crashes in southern France

March 24, 2015   04:28 pm

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in southern France on Tuesday en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, police and aviation officials said.

 

The local La Provence newspaper said the Airbus A320 was carrying 142 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, citing aviation officials.

 

Germanwings and Lufthansa were not immediately available for a comment. Airbus had no immediate comment, Reuters reports.

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