article_snippet: Speaking to German newspaper Bild, the 48-year-old told of how he received a huge round of applause after he delivered an emotional speech before take off.
article_snippet: he revelations came after a woman travelling on another Germanwings flight described how another pilot had gone above and beyond to reassure passengers.
article_snippet: Britta Englisch wrote on the airline's Facebook page that another pilot Britta Englisch had greeted each passengers individually before making a speech in the cabin.
article_snippet: The unnamed pilot, flying a Germanwings plane from Hamburg to Cologne the day after the crash, was met with applause after assuring passengers they would be coming home safe to they families.
article_snippet: Britta Englisch wrote on Germanwing's Facebook page how Britta Englisch had greeted each passengers individually before making a speech in the cabin, promising to get each passengers home to each passengers families .
article_snippet: Translated from German, Mrs English writes: 'Yesterday morning at 8:40am, I got onto a Germanwings flight from Hamburg to Cologne with mixed feelings,' Britta Englisch wrote on the Germanwings Facebook page. '
article_snippet: But then the captain not only welcomed each passenger separately, the captain also made a short speech before take off.
article_snippet: I want to thank this pilot.'
article_snippet: The story, posted by Mrs Englisch on Germanwings Facebook, has since become a social media hit, with nearly 300,000 likes and 17,000 shares.
highlights_snippet: Pilot delivered emotional before flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf .
  
highlights_snippet: Came after another pilot went above and beyond to reassure passengers .