After Plane Crash in France, Germanwings Puts Its Logo In Mourning

With inputs from Agencies

After an Airbus crashed in the French Alps today, low-cost airline Germanwings changed its logo on social media.

The low-cost carrier's logo which is normally maroon and yellow, has been changed to black and grey on both Twitter and Facebook as a sign of mourning after it confirmed that an Airbus A320, carrying 144 passengers and 6 crew members on board, had crashed in South France.

No survivors are expected, French President Francois Hollande announced.

Germanwings-owner Lufthansa has also changed its logo to grey. Germanwings is an affiliate of Lufthansa and is based in Cologne.

The Lufthansa Airlines Chief had earlier tweeted, "We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525." "If our fears are confirmed, this is a dark day for Lufthansa. We hope to find survivors," added Carsten Spohr.

The plane was travelling from the Spanish coastal city of Barcelona to the German city of Duesseldorf when it went down in the Barcelonnette area in southeastern France.

The airliner, which was carrying 142 passengers and six crew, issued a distress call at 10:47 am (0947 GMT), civil aviation authorities said.