The dramatic, up-side-down Delta aircraft crash Toronto’s Pearson Airport Marked the fourth large air -to -air tramp in North America in the past month.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that all 80 people were evacuated on board the jet, because images showed the plane with a shown tail and wing belly in the snow at Toronto airport.
The CRJ-900, which left Minneapolis/ST. Paul International Airport, knocked over while he came in for a landing in Toronto. High wind and floating snow were said to have already given rise to flight delays and cancellations at the airport.
Audio for Air Traffic Control Related after the crash displays civil servants who describe how the plane was on the asphalt “UPS side-down and burning”.
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A plane from Delta Airlines is upside down on the asphalt on Toronto Pearson International Airport, Monday 17 February 2025. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press via AP)
Delta Air Lines said that “18 customers with injuries” had been transported to area hospitals. At least three people suffered critical but no life -threatening injuries, a spokesperson for the paramedical service who was on site, Fox News Digital told.
In the most recent update of the airline, which was provided at 10:33 am, Delta Air Lines said that “no fatalities were reported and some customers who were initially released to area hospitals were released.”
Two patients were brought by Air Ambulance to two different trauma centers – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital – in Toronto. A child, about four years old, was transported to the hospital for sick children in Toronto.
The cause of the crash remains in research, because civil servants are expected to offer an update for the media on Tuesday.
“The Transport Safety Board from Canada Will be in charge of the investigation and will provide updates, “said the FAA.
Delta said that the incidentresponsteam was deployed in Toronto Pearson International Airport (JJJ-JYZ) on Monday evening, “to support the efforts around the Delta Connection Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, which was involved in an accident with one Aarts at YYZ around Yyz around 14.15 Hour “The team” would include specially trained Delta Team representatives who support customers and their loved ones “.
The Sickkids Hospital in Toronto, where young passengers from Delta Airlines were transported to be treated for injuries after the plane on the runway on Pearson International Airport in Toronto, can be seen in the center of Toronto, Monday 17 February 2025. (AP Photo/John Wawrow)
“Members of Endeavor Air’s leadership team, including CEO Jim Graham, are also on the road to guarantee full collaboration with researchers,” Delta said Monday evening.
“The hearts of the entire worldwide Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, “ Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. “I want to thank the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first respondents on the spot. We are working on confirming the details and sharing the most up -to -date information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, be careful and stay Safe. “
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In a Monday afternoon X -post said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the former Democratic vice -presidential candidate, that he “was in contact with Delta after a flight from MSP -Crash landed in Toronto this afternoon.”
“Thankful for the first care providers and professionals on the spot,” he wrote.
“Thinking of those on the Delta flight who left Minneapolis and Crash landed in Toronto,” wrote senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. “Thankful for all the first responds and those on the plane who have worked to bring everyone to safety and those who are injured in care. We have to go to the bottom of what happened.”
Senator Tina Smith, D-Minn., Said that she and her staff “keep a close eye on this situation and collect information.”
Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis is destroyed on the runway after crashing during landing on Pearson International Airport (JYZ) in Toronto, Canada on February 17, 2025. (Mert Alper Dervis /Anadolu via Getty images)
“Thanks to all emergency aid teams that help. My thoughts are with everyone on board and their loved ones,” wrote Smith on X.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Said that he and his wife “pray for the passengers and crew who were on board flight 4819 and are pleased to see initial reports that no lives have been lost.”
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., Said that “she was closely monitoring the situation in Toronto and kept all my mind on board.”
“I pray for those involved and will continue to follow this situation as details come forward,” said Rep. Pete Stauber, R-minn. “I am incredibly grateful for the quick response from the first responders to the ground!”
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The Trump government has promised a thorough assessment and update of air traffic control systems nationally after a collision for the air between an army helicopter and a flight from the American Airlines to land on Washington’s Ronald Reagan Airport on January 29. It was the deadliest aerial tramp in the United States since 2001.
Other recent aviation tramps in North America include a small commuter aircraft on its way to Nome, Alaska, which crashed on 6 February, killing the pilot and nine passengers. In addition, a medical transport beam with a child patient, her mother and four others on board a Philadelphia -neighborhood on January 31, crashed into a fireball that flooded different houses.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and The Associated Press from Fox News Digital have contributed to this report.
