The news we are hearing now is sickening. I can't imagine the anguish of passengers... as they watched the captain try desperately to get back into the cockpit for 8 minutes as the plane descended. All the time being able to clearly see the mountains rising towards them.

One of the few comforts in any aircraft accident is that they are often over quickly and many times neither passengers nor crew have any idea what is about to happen.

An extraordinary tragedy. Thoughts still with the friends and relatives of all the crew and passengers. Hopefully some urgent steps can be taken to try and reduce the likelihood of this happening again.