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His relatives took out an advertisement in the Westerwald newspaper in their home town of Montabaur in Germany to pay tribute to the 27-year-old who killed himself and 149 innocent
passengers aboard a Germanwings jetliner last year. The advert is the first public expression of grief from the mother and father of a man who has become reviled for his murder-suicide
atrocity. Lubitz evaded all checks and balances while fighting his overwhelming depression to remain flying until he decided to end his life on March 24 last year while at the controls of
Flight 4U9525 en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. In the announcement the family thanked friends and relatives who had stood by them. It reads: ”Thanks to everyone in the town of
Montabaur for cohesion and the protected space that you created for us.” Lubitz is not counted among the victims of the plane crash by authorities as he was responsible for it. In the
advert there is a photo of him and his christian name with the tribute: "Thank you for every written line, every flower placed on his grave, every comforting word, every visit, every
loving or silent embrace.” The parents went on to describe a "year of horror and fear, without rest, of speechlessness and despair and unexpressed mourning”. GERMANWINGS CO PILOT
ANDREAS LUBITZ AS A TRAINEE PILOT They added: “We have lost a lovely and valuable person.” At the end of March families of the dead made a pilgrimage to the lonely mountainside in the French
Alps where co-pilot Lubitz - having locked the captain of the aircraft out of the cockpit - plunged the aircraft to its doom. WESTERWALD NEWSPAPER Lubitz's parents posted the advert
describing him as 'lovely and valuable person' At the strictly shielded ceremony, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said: "This tragic crash did incredible harm to many, many
people. We cannot relieve this unhappiness, but we can assist at least the family members." The parents of one victim, Sebastian S, 24, were among those who reacted angrily to the
tribute to their son's murderer, saying: "We can visit our assassinated child only at this spot. GETTY March 20th 2016 marked the one year anniversary of the disaster and families
of victims paid tribute GETTY Lubitz was responsible for the death of 149 people “The parents of Lubitz describe him as a valuable human being. You cannot describe our anger in words."
Jürgen Fareed from Wesseling, who lost his son, said: "I can understand the grief of the parents, they have lost their son. "But with this thanksgiving in the public domain where
there is not a to go where not a word of mention of the 149 people this man murdered - this is ignorance and impiety."