New call for airline mental health rule following Germanwings crash probe

Lawyers for the families of British victims killed in the Germanwings air crash have welcomed calls for new rules on reporting pilot mental health issues.

Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in the French Alps on March 24 last year, killing 150 people including three from Britain.

French investigators have urged new world rules requiring medical professionals to warn authorities when a pilot’s mental health could threaten public safety.