A320 aircraft before the crash in France began to lose altitude, but he was falling for a very long period. Passengers for 10 minutes was expecting imminent death. The aircraft's low-cost carrier Germanwings in the last phase of their own flight quickly began to lose altitude. According to reliable information service Flightradar24, the liner has decreased from almost 40 thousand feet (12 km) up to 25 thousand feet (7.6 meters). Then the data from the aircraft ceased to act. At this point it is noted that the liner lost the signal at lower altitudes. "On 4U9525 initially rose to 38 thousand feet (11.6 km) before it started to decline and lost the signal at the height of 6.8 thousand feet (2 kilometers)," - says the Twitter service. Before the crash, the plane was decreased at a rate of about 3,000 to 4,000 feet per minute. Taking into account the opinion of experts, this speed is typical for a ship coming in to land. In addition, they report that flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf the ship began to lose altitude quickly once entered French airspace. Note that in the region of the Southern Alps, where the tragedy occurred, was clear and windless weather. "Conditions were suitable, the weather is dry, the sky was completely clear. The wind was weak, and was not "dangerous" cumulonimbus clouds", - is told in the news the weather service of France. The main role in the investigation into the plane crash airline Germanwings will play German aviation authorities with the participation of colleagues from Spain and France. "Investigating the main body will be the civil aviation authority of Germany Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), because the crashed plane belonged to the airline in Germany and probably had a German registration. Of course, will be attracted by the aeronautical authorities of Spain as the country of departure of the ship. Apparently, to investigate the events of the disaster will be attracted and the French side, because it happened on the ground in France. Adepts Airbus as adepts of the aircraft also will be involved in the investigation," - said the main editor of the journal of air transport observer" Alexey Sinitsky. At Dusseldorf airport taken extra precautions against family members of passengers crashed in the South of France plane. The staff of the air Harbor brought a few greeters from the arrival hall in the area, inaccessible to ordinary guests. Here cooperated duty emergency services psychological and medical support. The bulk of passengers crashed in the South of France Airbus A-320, most likely, were citizens of Germany. Vice Prime Minister of Spain Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said the number of passengers could be 45 Spanish masters, RTVE. At the Consulate in Barcelona do not have data on the population of Russia on Board Lufthansa, says RIA Novosti. The crash of the Airbus A320's low-cost carrier Germanwings in France was the first airline in its history. Daughter of the German aerospace giant Lufthansa has existed since 1997.