The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced it will release a preliminary report on Thursday regarding a crash landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga that resulted in 21 people being hospitalized last month.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced it will release a preliminary report on Thursday regarding a crash landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga that resulted in 21 people being hospitalized last month.
The Delta Air Lines flight, arriving from Minneapolis on February 17, crashed, causing two runways to be closed for the remainder of the week and leading to several days of travel disruptions at Canada’s busiest airport.
All 76 passengers and four crew members survived, though the plane caught fire after flipping over and skidding on the tarmac.
Everyone hospitalized was discharged within days of the incident.
The airline has offered US$30,000 in compensation to passengers, emphasizing that the money comes with “no strings attached.”
At least two lawsuits have been filed in the United States, and a Canadian law firm has confirmed it is representing several passengers.
The flight, which included 22 Canadians among its passengers, landed in Toronto around 2:15 p.m. Passengers and crew evacuated the plane promptly.
At a press conference held the day after the crash, Pearson Airport’s CEO, Deborah Flint, expressed gratitude that no fatalities occurred, praising the actions of the flight attendants, crew, and first responders at the airport.
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