[martinidon]

Oh my, that is just horrible; I had hoped the passengers were unaware of their pending death.

[Toespi]

I pray hope springs eternal and their final thought was hope that the plane would pull up.

[TomGuy]

I had hoped the passengers were unaware of their pending death.

From news reports, they were aware for as many as 8 minutes.

The perp was said to have told them over the intercom that their flight was about to reach its destination (or similar words). Supposedly, the audio from the black box also had the sound of the wing grinding against rock just before it went silent.

[jonrick46]

I heard the editor to Germany’s Bild News, who saw the video, said it was the most horrible thing he ever watched in his lifetime. The video appears to be taken from the rear of the passenger compartment, possibly by a cell phone, and shows absolute panic as the passengers on board were aware of the crisis. Passengers are reported to be crying out to God in numerous languages and shouting throughout the video.