They were taken to see the France v Germany friendly on a chartered train by Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings.
Airbus communications chief Rainer Ohler, who was at the stadium along with the company's chief executive Tom Enders, said:
It was supposed to be an evening of French and German celebration and appreciation after that tragic event. We heard the explosions and at first nobody thought of terrorism.Enders said Airbus stood united against "barbarian attacks".
It was only when President Hollande left and people started getting phone messages that we realised what was going on.
Nous sommes unis! (We are united!) We are all impacted by the tragic terror attacks in Paris. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all the people in Paris.
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