Stay updated with breaking news from Rosie tompkins. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
reporter: the airline won t be any more specific than that with us. the statement does say that on receiving the news of the crash, some crew members did not want to travel. the airline has respected that wish. they wouldn t confirm how many crew or flights were affected. we know there were some cancelations and we were able to speak to passengers who were affected at the airport. let s have a listen. translator: it was not relaxing to come here and take plane. now we just heard that the flight is canceled. all the german flights are canceled now. translator: waiting to find out what s going to happenment not going to fly anymore. translator: it s terrible. when i heard, it s a shock. you can t believe it. reporter: passengers shocked. joining a nation in mourning. rosemary? indeed. rosie tompkins bringing us the latest from dusseldorf in germany. many thanks. it is still not clear what ....
Their lost loved ones are. and meanwhile,ist a it s a nation in mourning. as you mentioned, 16 students just 80 kilometers north of here and that town feeling the tremendous impact of that loss. two teachers were also on board the flight. the mayor of the town appeared in public yesterday, visibly shaken and emotional talking about how shock was felt throughout the town that you could feel it everywhere. also these two opera singers that we now know were on board, they were also from the dusseldorf region returning home from a series of performances in barcelona. one of them was on board with her husband and her baby. one of those two babies you mentioned that were on board. so as these details emerge names and faces which are bringing personal focus to the tragedies with the wide numbers that we re hearing and really bringing that focus sharper. but as you said 67 german nationals, that s the number at the moment. and germanwings saying that number could change as more details emerge. ....
Crash site. 16 students and 2 teachers on that flight were returning to the town of haltern near dusseldorf. they had been on a week-long foreign exchange program in spain. and now haltern is in mourning. cnn s rosie tompkins is in dusseldorf with the very latest. rosie? reporter: hi christine. yes, i m at the airport in dusseldorf where of course this flight was intended to as its destination, before the terrible tragic crash occurred. this is where many of the families headed on tuesday when they received the news of the crash in order to try and get some answers. and of course they had their worst fears confirmed when they found that their loved ones had indeed been on board. they set up a crisis center here at the airport for those family members in order to provide support where they could psychologists help them with the trauma of this loss. the airline has also offered to fly family members to the region in the french alps should they want to get closer to the site just to be ....
Nearly half of them at least 67 were german. the german chancellor angela merkel saying the crash has plunged germany, france and spain into deep mourning. today she will travel to the crash site. 16 students 2 teachers on the flight were returning to the town of haltern near dusseldorf after a week at a foreign exchange program in spain. cnn s rosie tompkins joins us from dusseldorf with the latest. rosie, this town saw its young people and two teachers go for the educational experience have a cultural exchange and now they are so, so distraught today. reporter: yes, christine. an absolute tragedy for the nation. of course 67 people on board, in particular for this town haltern, one of the first towns we know to have had victims on board. 16 students 2 teachers in this exchange program. the mayor has been appearing ....
And more details are coming all the time. errol? all right. that s our rosie tompkins live in germany where the flight was meant to land. thank you very much. we have much more on the crash of flight 9525 ahead this hour including a look at some of the theories about what went so terribly wrong. woman: it s been a journey to get where i am. and i didn t get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all my retirement never got left behind. so today, i m prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. ....