It was the end of a long wait for the families of high school students killed in the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps.<br /><br /> Nearly three months later, the remains of 15 out of the 16 who died arrived in a convoy of hearses in the small town of Haltern am See near Dusseldorf.<br /><br /> Two teachers in the group, on its way back from a Spanish exchange programme near Barcelona, were also killed in the crash.<br /><br /> Many local people came to the Joseph Koenig high school to pay their respects as the vehicles were driven past.<br /><br /> The first burials are due to take place on Friday.<br /><br /> Parents and relatives had been able to view the coffins earlier and join the cortege on its journey home from the airport.<br /><br /> The remains of 44 German victims had landed at Dusseldorf on Tuesday night after being flown from Marseille in a plane operated by Lufthansa, Germanwings’ parent company.<br /><br /> This week relatives are reportedly due to meet the lead French investigator into the crash.<br /><br /> The process of identifying all
