OCCASIONAL FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS WITH GERMANWINGS / AIRLINE UNDERSTANDS CREWS‘ DECISIONS

Cologne/Bonn, 24th March 2015 - Following the tragic accident on Tuesday, Germanwings reports occasional flight disruptions within its route network. This is due to crew members, who decided not to operate aircraft today following the reports on the accident of a Germanwings aircraft with 144 passengers and six crew members onboard. “We understand their decision”, says Thomas Winkelmann, Management Spokesperson of Germanwings. Some flight had to be cancelled. A Germanwings aircraft had been involved in an accident today in Southern France, whilst en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.