Focus more on pilot welfare: victim's dad

The father of one of the victims of a Germanwings plane crash says the motive of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is irrelevant.

Focus more on pilot welfare, says victim's dad

Helpers from the French Red Cross and police stand at the memorial plaque for the victims of the Germanwings A320 crash in Le Vernet, France, 28 March 2015.

The father of one of the victims of this week's plane crash in the French Alps has called for airlines to take greater care over pilots' welfare.

French prosecutors have said they believe German co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately slammed the Germanwings flight into a mountain.

Authorities have since said Lubitz hid evidence of an illness from his employers - including a sick note for the day of the crash.

"I believe the airlines should be more transparent and our finest pilots looked after properly," said Philip Bramley, from Hull in northern England.

"We put our lives and our children's lives in their hands."

His 28-year-old son, Paul Bramley, was one of 150 people killed in Tuesday's disaster.

Speaking near the site of the crash, Philip Bramley said Lubitz's motive was irrelevant.

"What is relevant, is that it should never happen again; my son and everyone on that plane should not be forgotten, ever," he said.


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