Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

[Matt]

wonder why it didn't happen on this flight

Maybe the fact it was a smaller airliner and not one so well known, meaning people would not expect anything to happen to that particular airline? The pilot was said to be experienced so they probably thought if anything it would be a passenger trying to do something.

It makes sense for there to be a change in rules regarding pilots in/out of the cockpit after something like this though.

[xxMATTGxx]

While Germanwings is low-cost, it's owned by the Lufthansa group who are a MASSIVE airline. I am not sure what procedures they have when one of the pilots leave the cockpits, It may differ between each airline.

[wixard]

i fly with ryanair monthly, just a 40 minute flight

last month i sat at the very top and saw the trolley block off the door while a pilot left to pee

[xxMATTGxx]

One of the worse things about this as everyone on board was most likely still alive before the actual impact as well

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i fly with ryanair monthly, just a 40 minute flight

last month i sat at the very top and saw the trolley block off the door while a pilot left to pee

Yeah, I believe that is common and also someone to "sit" in there while one of the pilots goes to the toilet or do whatever. Now questions are: Did this airline have this procedure? If so, why wasn't it followed.

If not? Time to make sure all airlines in Europe do?

[Stephen]

looks like co-pilot deliberately crashed it

[Red]

Omg just read that it was on purpose and you could hear the captain pleading with him to open the door and their screams at the last moment (((((((

[Kardan]

Must have been awful in those last moments when they realised they were going to crash...

[xxMATTGxx]

A couple of European airlines have announced they are changing their cockpit procedures in regards of 2 people in cockpit at all times. I would suspect more to follow as well.

[AgnesIO]

A couple of European airlines have announced they are changing their cockpit procedures in regards of 2 people in cockpit at all times. I would suspect more to follow as well.

Easyjet have done this.

[-:Undertaker:-]

May the co-pilot burn in Hell if this is the case.

Much worse than a mechanical failure if you ask me. This loser dragged all these people to their deaths along with him. Scum.