Summary A total of 44 coffins were expected to be flown Tuesday from France to Germany.
PARIS (AP) - Dozens of relatives of victims of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps are awaiting the return of remains of their loved ones, roughly 2-1/2 months after the disaster killed all 150 people on board.
A total of 44 coffins were expected to be flown Tuesday from Marseille, France, to Duesseldorf, Germany. Germanwings parent Lufthansa has said other remains will be repatriated by month s end.
Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer for families of 34 victims, said many relatives "don t want to realize 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.
