German airline Lufthansa today said it will be a dark day for it, if news of the crash of a jet belonging to its Germanwings subsidiary, is confirmed.

In a series of tweets, Lufthansa conveyed its condolences and said it hopes to find survivors.

However, quoting its chief executive Carsten Spohr, it also said that to date, there has not been confirmation on what happened to the flight.


It was reported that the plane crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday with all 150 people on board pronounced dead, in one of the worst ever plane disasters in the country.

PHOTO GALLERY: Germanwings – The crash site

PHOTO GALLERY: Germanwings plane crashes in Southern French Alps