A man who lost his wife and baby son in the Germanwings Airbus crash said today he was devastated.
Marina Bandres Lopez Belio, 37, originally from Spain but living in Manchester, died with her seven-month-old son Julian Pracz-Bandres when the jet crashed in the Alps yesterday.
Her husband Pawel Pracz revealed that she had been visiting her family in Spain for her uncle's funeral and bought the tickets at the last moment.
He said in a statement released by the Foreign Office: "I'm with my closest family in Manchester, and in close contact with our family in Spain at this very difficult time. We are devastated and would like to request that we be allowed to grieve in peace as a family without intrusion at this difficult time."
At least three Britons died when the Airbus 320 crashed while en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The cause is still being investigated.
Paul Andrew Bramley, 28, who was originally from Hull, and father-of-two Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton, were among the 150 people on board.
The Foreign Office issued a statement on behalf of Mr Bramley's family.
It said: " Paul was originally from Hull. He was studying hospitality and hotel management at Ceasar Ritz College in Lucerne and about to start an internship on April 1.
"Paul had just finished his first year at the college and had taken a few days holiday with friends in Barcelona, before flying back to the UK via Dusseldorf to meet his family."
Mr Bramley's mother, Carol, lives in Majorca and is currently in the UK, having flown over to meet him.
She said: "Paul was a kind, caring and loving son. He was the best son, he was my world."
Mr Bramley's father, Philip, who lives in Hull, said they are both deeply shocked and will miss him.
Ms Bandres Lopez-Belio had been living in Manchester for seven years with Mr Pracz, both working in the film and video industry.
Mr Matthews had two grown-up children and worked in Tipton, near Dudley in the West Midlands, at the UK site of German automotive manufacturer Huf.
He is thought to have been travelling to Germany for a business meeting.
Neighbours of Mr Matthews said they were unaware that he was believed to have been on board the Germanwings flight.
Police standing outside Mr Matthews' home in the Old Hall Park area of Wolverhampton asked reporters not to knock at the door of his semi-detached home.