Toronto Pearson International Airport reported Monday afternoon that a Delta flight arriving from Minnesota was involved in an “incident” while making its landing. The plane ended up on the runway where it appeared to be upside down.
Airport officials posted notice that emergency teams were responding and all passengers were accounted for shortly before 3 p.m. Delta confirmed to the Daily News that the airline was monitoring the situation.
“Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air using a CRJ-900 aircraft, was involved in a single-aircraft accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) at around 2:15 p.m. ET* on Monday,” the airline said in a statement. “The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).”
Endeavor Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, which is headquartered in Minneapolis. Airline officials said the flight was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members.
Delta canceled flights to and from the Canadian airport for the remainder of the day.
At least 15 people were injured, CBS News reported.
Three air ambulance helicopters and two critical care ambulances were dispatched, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Though it was widely reported that one male in his 60s and a female in her 40s were brought to area hospitals in critical condition, Toronto Pearson International Airport President and CEO Deborah Flint told reporters she wasn’t aware of any life-threatening injuries to passengers or crew members.
“We are very grateful there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries,” she said.
.Local authorities told Canadian outlet CTV News that one child was driven to a Toronto hospital by ambulance.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian expressed appreciation for all involved in Monday’s ordeal.
“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto Pearson International Airport,” he said in a late afternoon statement. “I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site. We are working to confirm the details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, please take care and stay safe.”
The airport said on social media Monday morning that its crews worked through the weekend to clear more than eight inches of snow from its runways to keep planes moving safely. Officials there said on X that the snow was no longer falling by mid-morning, but warned that frigid temperatures and high winds were expected.
Toronto Pearson was expecting to accommodate at least 130,000 travelers on some 1,000 flights Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop after the crash. The airport resumed operations at 5 p.m.
The latest commercial flight incident follows reports that the Trump administration is in the process of firing hundreds of provisional FAA employees. The changes come amid a period of deadly aerial mishaps that included a Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter that left 67 people dead outside Washington D.C.
Just days later, seven people died when a medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia.
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