PARIS: A passenger jet carrying at 150 individuals crashed on tuesday in a remote space of the French Alps because it flew from barcelona to Duesseldorf, authorities said. As search-and-rescue groups raced to the region, France's president warned that no survivors were expected.
The crash website was at Meolans-Revels, close to the popular ski resort of Pra Loup, in keeping with Eric Ciotti, the pinnacle of the regional council in southeast France. however with mountains all around and few clear trails into the snowy space, access to the crash site was expected to require time.
The Germanwings airbus A320 plane left barcelona at 9.55am, sent out a distress signal at 10.45am, then crashed in a exceedingly|in a very} mountainous zone in France at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (6,550 feet), said Pierre-Henry Brandet, the French interior ministry representative.
Brandet told BFM TV he expected "an extraordinarily long and very difficult" search and operation rescue operation the area's remoteness.
Germanwings could be a lower-cost unit of Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline. it has been in operation since 2002, a part of ancient national carriers' response from rising European budget carriers. It serves primarily European destinations.
Germanwings official jazz musician Wagner told German tv that the plane carried a hundred and forty four passengers and six crew members on board. He failed to provides a breakdown of nationalities.
The Germanwings brand, commonly maroon and yellow, was blacked out on its Twitter feed.
There was no obvious reason why the plane went down. Capt Benoit Zeisser of the Digne-le-Bains police aforesaid there have been some clouds within the region however the cloud ceiling wasn't low and there failed to seem to be turbulence.
In addition, the safest a part of a flight is once the plane is at cruising elevation. simply ten per cent of fatal accidents occur at that time, in keeping with a security analysis by Boeing. In distinction, takeoff and also the initial climb accounts for fourteen per cent of crashes and final approach and landing accounts for forty seven per cent.
The A320 plane could be a workhorse of recent aviation. just like the Boeing 737, the single-aisle, twin-engine jet is used to connect cities between one and 5 hours apart. Worldwide, 3,606 A320s area unit operating, in keeping with airbus.
The A320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet however it will begin to experience issues as low as 37,000 feet, looking on temperature and weight, as well as fuel, cargo and passengers.
The A320 family additionally has a sensible safety record, with simply 0.14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs, in keeping with a Boeing safety analysis.
In a live informing tuesday, Hollande said it absolutely was doubtless that a number of the victims were German. He said it was not clear whether anyone on the bottom had been injured by the crash.
"It's a tragedy on our soil," he said.
The last time a traveller jet crashed in France was the 2000 Concorde accident, that left 113 dead — 109 within the plane and 4 on and 4.
Later Hollande spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express his condolences. Merkel was "deeply shocked" by the crash and off all alternative appointments for the day, her representative said.
"In these difficult hours, our thoughts are can all those who should worry that their relatives are among the passengers or crew," German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, adding his ministry had created a crisis unit and was in personal contact with French authorities.
The German Federal Bureau of aircraft Accident Investigation was causing 3 individuals to France to join the investigation. French interior minister bernard Cazeneuve, the country's high security official, and also the German ambassador in Paris were among those heading to the crash website.
In Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suspended his agenda to control over an emergency government meeting concerning the crash and additionally talked with Merkel.
"Like sad, I lament this implausibly unhappy and dramatic accident," Rajoy aforesaid.
The crash website was at Meolans-Revels, close to the popular ski resort of Pra Loup, in keeping with Eric Ciotti, the pinnacle of the regional council in southeast France. however with mountains all around and few clear trails into the snowy space, access to the crash site was expected to require time.
The Germanwings airbus A320 plane left barcelona at 9.55am, sent out a distress signal at 10.45am, then crashed in a exceedingly|in a very} mountainous zone in France at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (6,550 feet), said Pierre-Henry Brandet, the French interior ministry representative.
Brandet told BFM TV he expected "an extraordinarily long and very difficult" search and operation rescue operation the area's remoteness.
Germanwings could be a lower-cost unit of Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline. it has been in operation since 2002, a part of ancient national carriers' response from rising European budget carriers. It serves primarily European destinations.
Germanwings official jazz musician Wagner told German tv that the plane carried a hundred and forty four passengers and six crew members on board. He failed to provides a breakdown of nationalities.
The Germanwings brand, commonly maroon and yellow, was blacked out on its Twitter feed.
There was no obvious reason why the plane went down. Capt Benoit Zeisser of the Digne-le-Bains police aforesaid there have been some clouds within the region however the cloud ceiling wasn't low and there failed to seem to be turbulence.
In addition, the safest a part of a flight is once the plane is at cruising elevation. simply ten per cent of fatal accidents occur at that time, in keeping with a security analysis by Boeing. In distinction, takeoff and also the initial climb accounts for fourteen per cent of crashes and final approach and landing accounts for forty seven per cent.
The A320 plane could be a workhorse of recent aviation. just like the Boeing 737, the single-aisle, twin-engine jet is used to connect cities between one and 5 hours apart. Worldwide, 3,606 A320s area unit operating, in keeping with airbus.
The A320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet however it will begin to experience issues as low as 37,000 feet, looking on temperature and weight, as well as fuel, cargo and passengers.
The A320 family additionally has a sensible safety record, with simply 0.14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs, in keeping with a Boeing safety analysis.
In a live informing tuesday, Hollande said it absolutely was doubtless that a number of the victims were German. He said it was not clear whether anyone on the bottom had been injured by the crash.
"It's a tragedy on our soil," he said.
The last time a traveller jet crashed in France was the 2000 Concorde accident, that left 113 dead — 109 within the plane and 4 on and 4.
Later Hollande spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express his condolences. Merkel was "deeply shocked" by the crash and off all alternative appointments for the day, her representative said.
"In these difficult hours, our thoughts are can all those who should worry that their relatives are among the passengers or crew," German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, adding his ministry had created a crisis unit and was in personal contact with French authorities.
The German Federal Bureau of aircraft Accident Investigation was causing 3 individuals to France to join the investigation. French interior minister bernard Cazeneuve, the country's high security official, and also the German ambassador in Paris were among those heading to the crash website.
In Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suspended his agenda to control over an emergency government meeting concerning the crash and additionally talked with Merkel.
