An Airbus A320 single-aisle aircraft has crashed in southern France. Authorities say there are no survivors.
The plane, with the budget fleet Germanwings, a division of Lufthansa, had 142 passengers and six crew members on board.
It was en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf when it lost radar contact.
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Flight 9525 left Barcelona at 10:01 a.m. local time and was scheduled to land in Dusseldorf at 11:49 a.m. local time.
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Reports say a distress call was received at 10:47 a.m. local time.
The crash has been confirmed by France’s Interior Minister.
Debris has been spotted in the area of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in southern France, about 100 kilometres north from the city of Nice.
Reports said the Airbus 320 was 24 years old.
In a live briefing Tuesday, French President François Hollande said the area of the crash was remote and it was not clear whether anyone on the ground had been hurt. Hollande said it was probable that a number of the victims are German.
The plane went down in rugged terrain, according to Hollande, who is coordinating the crisis response with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"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
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The A320 aircraft is Airbus’s most popular aircraft, and is an industry workhorse used on shorter distances. The planes are generally operated with about 150 passengers or slightly more in low-cost variants. Airbus said it was aware of the reports and hadn’t yet received official confirmation of an incident, according to spokesman Justin Dubon.
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