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Germanwings A319 D-AKNO STR
An Airbus A319 of Germanwings.
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Germanwings logo

Germanwings was a low-cost airline from Germany. It was owned by a larger airline called Lufthansa. Germanwings was based in Cologne, a city in Germany. The airline started flying in 2002. It had more than 81 airplanes and flew to 86 airports.

On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings A320 airplane was flying from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. This plane, known as Germanwings Flight 9525, crashed in the French Alps. Sadly, all 150 people on board did not survive the accident.

Images for kids

  • Germanwings A319 D-AILK

    Germanwings Airbus A319-100 wearing the former livery

  • GWI A319 D-AKNS

    Germanwings Airbus A319-100 wearing the new 2013 livery which is gradually replaced by the Eurowings design

  • Germanwings Headquarter 2015 2

    Germanwings' head office in Cologne

  • Germanwings Airbus A319-112; D-AKNF@ZRH;22.05.2007 469ga (4291954628)

    Germanwings' former Park Inn Hotels special livery

  • 320 GERMANWINGS D-AIPX 147 10 05 14 BCN RIP (16730197959)

    D-AIPX, the plane that crashed as Flight 9525 in March 2015

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Germanwings para niños

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