Germanwings crash bodies returning home

DOZENS of relatives of victims of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps are awaiting the return of remains of their loved ones, roughly two and a half months after the disaster killed all 150 people on board.
A TOTAL of 44 coffins are expected to be flown on Tuesday from Marseille, France, to Duesseldorf, Germany.
Germanwings' parent Lufthansa has said other remains will be repatriated by the end of the month. Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer for families of 34 victims, said many relatives "don't want to realise that their children are dead. It will be brutal when they see the coffins tomorrow, but it is necessary, because they need closure." Investigators believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had a history of depression, intentionally crashed the A320 flying March 24 from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf.