Airbus 320 with over 148 passengers crashes in Southern France ;

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's German Wings budget airline is reported to have crashed in southern France on Tuesday. The flight was on its way 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.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that he feared between 142 and 150 passengers and crew died in the crash, adding that the causes of the crash were not yet known.

 

 

 

"We of course don't know the reasons for the crash," Valls told reporters. "We obviously fear that the 142 to 150 passengers and crew died today, given the conditions of this crash."
Valls said he had activated the ministerial crisis cell to help coordinate the aftermath of the crash. He added that he had sent Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to the site of the incident
German Wings and Lufthansa were not immediately available for a comment. Airbus has not issued any comments as yet.