Germanwings 4U9525 Lubitz Medical Records With Lufthansa Found Stamped With Recommendation To Seek Treatment For Depression

Lufthansa doctors may have deemed Andreas Lubitz able to pass physical tests and deemed him fit to fly, but they had also stamped on his medical records that he is recommended to seek further treatment for depression, it was learned over the weekend. Lubitz is the young co-pilot and lone suspect of the downing of Germanwings flight 4U9525 allegedly because he had an unstable mental condition.

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, citing documents obtained by Germany’s air transport authority, said doctors at Lufthansa had already recommended that “Lubitz should continue to receive psychological treatment, even though he was deemed fit to fly.” This occurred in 2009, the same year that the suspect interrupted his flight training. Germany’s air transport authority was only able to examine Lubitz’ medical files three days after the crash happened.

Prosecutors in Dusseldorf were angered over the revelation, saying Lufthansa should have either said yes or no to Lubitz. They passed him, but it was a half-baked decision. "Lufthansa gave the green light to Andreas Lubitz even though there were grounds for doubt," Bild reports. "The reviewer had no qualms. He was fit to fly again." The development could lead to corporate manslaughter charges against the airline.

Lufthansa, Germanwings' parent company, didn’t provide information about the “medical background" of Lubitz, the AFP said, citing an unidentified spokesman for the Federal Aviation Office.

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