Dalkurd FF's Narrow Escape from Germanwings Plane Crash

A Swiss third division football team, Dalkurd FF, miraculously avoided the Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash that resulted in the loss of 150 lives on March 24, 2015. The team had initially planned to board the plane but changed their travel plans at the last minute, opting for a different flight heading to Munich instead of Dusseldorf. This decision spared their lives and led sports director Adil Kizil to describe their situation as "truly, truly lucky."

Key Takeaways:

• Dalkurd FF, a Swiss third division football team, was scheduled to board the Germanwings Airbus A320 plane that crashed into the French Alps on March 24, 2015, killing 150 people.
• The team changed their travel plans at the last minute, deciding to take a different flight to Munich instead of Dusseldorf, thus avoiding the tragedy.
• Sports director Adil Kizil described the team's situation as "truly, truly lucky" due to the proximity of the alternative flights to the crash site.
• The team's goalkeeper, Frank Pettersson, acknowledged their close call on Twitter, stating that they were "well and at home."
• The team sent their condolences to the victims of the tragedy on their official Twitter page.

Statistics:

• 150 people lost their lives in the Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash.
• The crash occurred on March 24, 2015.
• Four planes flew over the Alps in the hour preceding the crash, with three of them carrying Dalkurd FF players.
• The team's football players were able to avoid the tragedy by changing their travel plans at the last minute.

Sources:

• L'Equipe (French newspaper)
• Twitter (@GWTWEET1, @DalkurdFF)
• Frode Pettersson/ Twitter