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A Germanwings passenger has revealed how the pilot of a flight he was on came out to speak to the entire plane before they flew, so everyone could look him in the eyes.

Hugh Roche Kelly took to Twitter to reveal the emotional moment the unnamed pilot took it upon himself to speak to passengers in three different languages about the upcoming flight.

Mr Kelly, who flying from Berlin to Paris yesterday morning, posted the lengthy account on his Twitter profile, where he told how his nerves were calmed by the amazing actions of the pilot - who wanted passengers to see his face.

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Mr Kelly wrote: "So, I was on a Germanwings flight this morning (Berlin-Paris). It hadn't even occurred to me to think about that before I got on the plane, but there was a tense vibe — the crew were on edge, some passengers were definitely more nervous than normal...

"Once I was actually onboard, and looked at the crew door, it was all too easy to imagine how horrific the time before that crash would have been.

"I was thinking about what kind of a response a company should make to something like this. Do you ask everyone to carry on as normal? With utmost professionalism and a stiff upper lip?

"Then, our pilot came out and made almost his normal pre-flight speech, except he did standing in the front row.

"He spoke (at length, in 3 languages) about how it was a difficult and strange time for him and for all the cabin crew, how they still all love doing their job, and how they're thankful that they still have passengers coming onto their planes.

"Mostly though, he said he just wanted to come out and stand in front of everyone, and let all the passengers on his flight have a moment of eye contact with him, and for us to meet him and for him to meet us.

"I can't know, of course, if making that speech was a personal decision, or if it was something that was agreed on, but anyone listening could tell it was a difficult thing to do- to stand in front of 150 more-nervous-than-they-really-needed-to-be people and say "everything's going to be fine, because I am going to look after it," and I can't help but have enormous respect for him.

"So, well done that man."

The emotional moment came just days after another pilot spoke directly to passengers on board a different Germanwings flight.

(Image: Nick Coles & Graham Hughes)

Britta Englisch was flying from Hamburg to Cologne when the pilot came into the cabin and spoke directly to passengers - promising to get them to their destination safely.

Travellers worldwide have been left fearful after the chilling news emerged that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally brought down the Germanwings Flight 4U9525 last week.

It emerged last night that Lubitz had been searching for suicide methods and information about cockpit door mechanisms online.

A total of 150 people, including Lubitz, were killed when the Airbus A320 was crashed into the French Alps.