There are multiple reports this morning that an Airbus A320 operated by Lufthansa’s discount-airline brand Germanwings, has crashed in the French alps as it traveled from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.
UPDATE: Debris from crashed #Germanwings airliner has been found near French Alpine village of Barcelonnette: interior ministry — @AFP
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/580320599781806080
#Germanwings Airbus plane from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashes in southern France: police http://t.co/QeJXafyzUM via @reuters
— Bate Felix (@BateFelix) March 24, 2015
.@France24_en is livestreaming now with news of the #Germanwings plane crash https://t.co/AcWriOadU8
— Traci Lee (@traciglee) March 24, 2015
Playback of #Germanwings flight using FR24 shows A320 descending from cruise of 38,000ft after crossing French coast http://t.co/c3FZk2gFNZ
— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) March 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/580321372703985664
"The pilot did send an SOS message saying the plane was in distress." –@BillNeelyNBC reporting on #germanwings plane crash.
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 24, 2015
Germanwings is Lufthansa's budget carrier. Flight #4U9525 disappeared from radar at 0930 local time http://t.co/FRRAeVhwnB
— vadakkus (@vadakkus) March 24, 2015
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Update:
BREAKING: From @AP: French president says there are likely `no survivors' in Alps crash of #Germanwings passenger plane
— WOWT 6 News (@WOWT6News) March 24, 2015
BREAKING – French President Hollande issues statement saying "no survivors expected" from Germanwings A320 air crash – 148 people on board
— Mark White (@skymarkwhite) March 24, 2015
BREAKING President Hollande confirms 148 people on board. "It's thought there are no survivors" @Germanwings #Airbus #A320
— Bart Lapers (@fotograaf) March 24, 2015
No survivors are expected in French Alps plane crash, French President Francois Hollande says http://t.co/zR3WVJimLA pic.twitter.com/FIJ9oULNfV
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 24, 2015
BREAKING: No survivors expected in Airbus A320 crash in the southern French Alps – officials
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) March 24, 2015
Update 7:22:
"The accident happened in a zone that is particularly hard to access," Hollande http://t.co/69XVp8mQMY
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 24, 2015
Update: 7:36:
From the head of @Lufthansa_DE: "It is a dark day for Lufthansa."
— BILL HEMMER (@BillHemmer) March 24, 2015
"If our fears are confirmed, this is a dark day for Lufthansa. We hope to find survivors.“ – CEO of @lufthansa Carsten Spohr
— reported.ly (@reportedly) March 24, 2015
Lufthansa posts a brief statement on the crash on Twitter. "We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525." http://t.co/69XVp8mQMY
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 24, 2015
Update 10:48:
French aviation authority DGAC says crashed #Germanwings plane did not issue distress call – controllers declared "distress phase" #4U9525
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) March 24, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets