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. The social media has been flooded with tweets and posts on the plane crash.
"We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525. My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of our passengers and crew 1/2
— Lufthansa (@lufthansa) >March 24, 2015
"...on 4U 9525. If our fears are confirmed, this is a dark day for Lufthansa. We hope to find survivors.“ Carsten Spohr 2/2
— Lufthansa (@lufthansa) >March 24, 2015
Crash of the Germanwings flight is extremely unfortunate. We share the sorrow & pain of the families of those on board.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) >March 24, 2015
My heart goes out to the family of todays victims of >#germanwings>#planecrash>#AirbusA320>#France
— Britt Van Landeghem (@Bibipictures_) >March 24, 2015
Sincerely hoping that everyone aboard >#germanwings aboard >#AirbusA320 are alive and safe >@germanwings
— Claudia Long (@ClaudiaLongsays) >March 24, 2015
Spokespersons defending >#Germanwings as 'very trusted company' even before expressing regret for loss of lives in >#AirbusA320 crash. Wow!
— Angiography (@angshukanta) >March 24, 2015
No survivors? No, I don't believe this. I still have hope. >#Germanwings
— Abdulla Madumoole (@AMadumoole) >March 24, 2015