(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG may face unlimitedliability for payments to families of victims of the Germanwingsjet crashed by its suicidal co-pilot, according to lawyers.
“The liability for the victims would be uncapped,” said GeorgeLeloudas, a lecturer at Swansea University College of Law whospecializes in aviation law. “From the perspective of the airlineit’s difficult. There are no real defenses that you can use. It isirrational. That is why you buy insurance.”
The crash on Tuesday, killing all 150 passengers and crew,mystified investigators because the plane flew in normal daylightconditions and had undergone routine checks. French investigatorsThursday said Andreas Lubitz, the 27-year-old co-pilot of theplane, allegedly locked the pilot out of the cockpit andintentionally flew the aircraft into a mountainside in the FrenchAlps.
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