Authorities say at least 18 people are injured after a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing amid wintry conditions Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Representatives for Delta did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. TV reports said up to eight people were injured but there was no report on the extent of injuries. Of the eight injuries, one was critical and the rest were mild to moderate, Peel Regional Paramedic Services Supervisor Lawrence Saindon said.
Endeavor Air, based in Minneapolis, is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines and the world’s largest operator of CRJ-900 aircraft. The airline operates 130 regional jets on 700 daily flights to over 126 cities in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, according to the company’s website.
Investigators probing Monday's Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport are piecing together what caused the dramatic incident.
Minnesota authorities are in contact with airport officials as they continue to gather more information about the injury crash.
The airport confirmed an “incident” occurred Monday with a Delta flight from Minneapolis and all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for.
(Gray News) – A Delta Air Lines flight crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday. Emergency crews said they were responding to an “incident” at the Toronto airport and that all passengers and crew members are accounted for. However, an immediate number of injuries was not known.
The flight from MSP crashed at Toronto Pearson Monday afternoon with 80 people on board. Officials report no fatalities.
"The CRJ-900 departed Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport ... during a layover en route to see relatives in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Then, a friend texted him that a plane had crashed just ...