Adverts for Germanwings with the slogan 'get ready to be surprised' are being removed from the London tube network following Tuesday's crash. The posters advertised low-cost flights to Germany and appeared in numerous tube carriages as well as on platforms. The company asked for them to be taken down almost immediately after the incident, which killed 150 people. Adverts for Germanwings with the slogan 'get ready to be surprised' are being removed from the London tube network following Tuesday's crash. The adverts, which have a picture of an air hostess as well as images of popular German destinations, said: 'Get ready to be surprised. Visit Germany. 'Enjoy the variety of Germany and fly to e.g. Berlin or Hamburg.' A Transport for London spokesman confirmed they were taking the posters down as quickly as possible. They said: 'Our advertising department was contacted by the company and asked to remove the adverts on Tuesday. 'We had 65 digital adverts that were taken down within an hour. 'We are in the process of removing larger sheet adverts at 17 stations. Five have already been removed and another ten will come down today. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the pilot out the of the cockpit before deliberately forcing the plane to descend, French prosecutors revealed yesterday. The Airbus A320 was carrying six crew and 144 passengers, including 16 German teenagers returning home from a school trip, when it crashed into an alpine ravine. Above, a helicopter lifts an investigator with a stretcher. A body of a victim is evacuated by a French Gendarmerie rescue helicopter from the crash site. Dozens of rescuers and investigators are searching through the debris and recovering what they can. 'The other two will be taken down as quickly as possible.' A Germanwings spokesman said: 'Germanwings has stopped any marketing activities in the UK until further notice and has removed posters and online campaigns. 'Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the families and friends of the victims.' The Airbus A320 was carrying six crew and 144 passengers, including 16 German teenagers returning home from a school trip, from Barcelona to Dusseldorf when it crashed into an alpine ravine. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the pilot out the of the cockpit before deliberately forcing the plane to descend, French prosecutors revealed yesterday. In audio files extracted from the plane's cockpit voice recorder - discovered on Wednesday at the remote crash site - the captain was heard growing increasingly distressed as he tried to force his way back into the flight deck. Emergency workers hold flags of the nations of those who died in a ceremony believed to be for relatives of the deceased. French authorities installed a monument to honour the victims of flight, which was travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The screams of passengers aware of their fate could be heard in the final seconds. They would have died immediately, prosecutors said. Lufthansa said the aircraft was carrying citizens of 18 countries. Three Americans and three Britons were confirmed among the victims. Lubitz had been receiving psychiatric counselling right up until the crash, it emerged today. As well as having been signed off from training with depression in 2008, it was reported this morning that Lubitz had been continuing to receive mental health support. It was the deadliest air crash on the French mainland since 1974 when a Turkish Airlines plane crashed, killing 346 people.
Here is a summary of the highlights for this article:
Posters advertised low-cost flights to Germany and appeared in 82 places.
Germanwings asked for them to be taken down after Tuesday's crash.
150 people died when co-pilot forced plane to descend, prosecutors said.
Annonser för germanwings med sloganen ”Gör dig redo att bli överraskad” tas bort från Londons rörnät efter tisdagens krasch. Affischerna annonserade lågprisflyg till Tyskland och uppträdde i talrika rörvagnar samt på plattformar. Företaget begärde att de skulle tas ner nästan omedelbart efter händelsen, som dödade 150 personer. Annonser för germanwings med sloganen ”Gör dig redo att bli överraskad” tas bort från Londons rörnät efter tisdagens krasch. Annonserna, som har en bild av en flygvärdinna och bilder av populära tyska destinationer, sade: ”Gör dig redo att bli överraskad. Besök Tyskland. "Njut av variationen i Tyskland och flyga till t.ex. Berlin eller Hamburg." En transport för London talesman bekräftade att de tog ner affischerna så snabbt som möjligt. De sade: "Vår reklamavdelning kontaktades av företaget och bad att ta bort annonserna på tisdag. "Vi hade 65 digitala annonser som togs ner inom en timme. Vi håller på att ta bort större reklamblad på 17 stationer. Fem har redan tagits bort och ytterligare tio kommer att komma ner idag. Andrepiloten Andreas Lubitz låste ut piloten från cockpiten innan han medvetet tvingade planet att gå ner, franska åklagare avslöjade igår. Airbus A320 hade med sig sex besättningsmän och 144 passagerare, varav 16 tyska tonåringar som återvände hem från en skolresa, då den kraschade in i en alpin ravin. Ovanför lyfter en helikopter en utredare med bår. En kropp av ett offer evakueras av en fransk gendarmerieräddningshelikopter från olycksplatsen. Dussintals räddningsarbetare och utredare söker igenom spillrorna och återvinner vad de kan. "De andra två kommer att tas ner så fort som möjligt." En talesman för Germanwings sade: ”Tyskavingar har tills vidare stoppat all marknadsföringsverksamhet i Storbritannien och har tagit bort affischer och kampanjer på nätet. "Våra tankar och böner fortsätter att vara med offrens familjer och vänner." Airbus A320 hade med sig sex besättningsmän och 144 passagerare, varav 16 tyska tonåringar som återvände hem från en skolresa, från Barcelona till Düsseldorf när den kraschade in i en alpin ravin. Andrepiloten Andreas Lubitz låste ut piloten från cockpiten innan han medvetet tvingade planet att gå ner, franska åklagare avslöjade igår. I ljudfiler som extraherats från planets cockpit röstbandspelare - som upptäcktes på onsdagen vid den avlägsna kraschplatsen - hördes kaptenen bli allt mer orolig när han försökte tvinga sig tillbaka in i flygdäcket. Nödhjälpsarbetare håller flaggor av nationerna av dem som dog i en ceremoni som tros vara för släktingar till den avlidne. Franska myndigheter installerade ett monument för att hedra flygoffren, som var på resa från Barcelona till Düsseldorf. Passagerarnas skrik, som var medvetna om deras öde, kunde höras under de sista sekunderna. De skulle ha dött omedelbart, sade åklagare. Lufthansa sa att flygplanet hade medborgare från 18 länder. Tre amerikaner och tre britter bekräftades bland offren. Lubitz hade fått psykiatrisk rådgivning ända fram till kraschen. Förutom att Lubitz hade blivit avskriven från träning med depression 2008 rapporterades det i morse att Lubitz hade fortsatt att få stöd för psykisk hälsa. Det var den dödligaste flygkraschen på det franska fastlandet sedan 1974 då ett Turkish Airlines-plan havererade, varvid 346 personer omkom. Här är en sammanfattning av höjdpunkterna för denna artikel:
Ads for Germanwings with the slogan “Get ready to be surprised” are removed from London’s pipeline after Tuesday’s crash. The posters advertised low-cost flights to Germany and performed in numerous tube cars as well as on platforms. The company requested that they be taken down almost immediately after the incident, which killed 150 people. Ads for Germanwings with the slogan “Get ready to be surprised” are removed from London’s pipeline after Tuesday’s crash. The ads, which have a picture of a flight attendant and pictures of popular German destinations, said: “Get ready to be surprised. Visit Germany. "Enjoy the variation in Germany and fly to e.g. Berlin or Hamburg." A transport for London spokesman confirmed that they took down the posters as quickly as possible. They said: "Our advertising department was contacted by the company and asked to remove the ads on Tuesday. "We had 65 digital ads taken down within an hour. We are removing larger flyers at 17 stations. Five have already been removed and another ten will come down today. Second pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the pilot out of the cockpit before deliberately forcing the plane to go down, French prosecutors revealed yesterday. The Airbus A320 carried six crew members and 144 passengers, including 16 German teenagers returning home from a school trip, when it crashed into an alpine ravine. Above, a helicopter lifts an investigator with a stretcher. A body of a victim is evacuated by a French gendarmerie rescue helicopter from the scene of the accident. Dozens of rescue workers and investigators search the debris and recover what they can. "The other two will be taken down as soon as possible." A Germanwings spokesman said: "German wings have suspended all marketing activities in the UK for the time being and have removed posters and campaigns online. "Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the families and friends of the victims." The Airbus A320 carried six crew members and 144 passengers, including 16 German teenagers returning home from a school trip, from Barcelona to Düsseldorf when it crashed into an alpine ravine. Second pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the pilot out of the cockpit before deliberately forcing the plane to go down, French prosecutors revealed yesterday. In audio files extracted from the plane's cockpit voice recorder - discovered on Wednesday at the remote crash site - the captain was heard becoming increasingly concerned as he attempted to force his way back into the flight deck. Emergency relief workers hold flags of the nations of those who died in a ceremony believed to be for relatives of the deceased. French authorities installed a monument in honor of the air victims, who were travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf. The screams of passengers, conscious of their fate, could be heard in the last seconds. They would have died immediately, prosecutors said. Lufthansa said the aircraft had citizens from 18 countries. Three Americans and three Britons were confirmed among the victims. Lubitz had received psychiatric counseling right up to the crash. In addition to Lubitz having been discharged from training with depression in 2008, it was reported this morning that Lubitz had continued to receive support for mental health. It was the deadliest plane crash on the French mainland since 1974 when a Turkish Airlines plane crashed, killing 346 people. Here is a summary of the highlights of this article:
Affischer annonserade lågprisflyg till Tyskland och dök upp på 82 platser. Germanwings bad att de skulle tas ner efter tisdagens krasch. 150 personer omkom när andrepiloten tvingade planet att stiga ner, sade åklagare.
Posters advertised low-cost flights to Germany and appeared in 82 locations. Germanwings asked for them to be taken down after Tuesday's crash. 150 people died when the co-pilot forced the plane to descend, prosecutors said.