Emergency personnel are currently addressing a situation following a Delta Airlines plane’s crash landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The airport released a statement saying: “Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.”
The association of flight attendants, AFA-CWA, shared on Twitter: “Our union is responding to an incident in Toronto with Delta Air Lines Endeavor Flight 4819. AFA crew were working this flight. Reports are there are no fatalities. Please do not speculate on this incident as everyone works to gather information and support those involved.”
Constable Sarah Patten from the Peel Regional Police in Ontario commented: “It is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed but we’re still trying to make sure so we’re still on scene investigating.”
Delta Flight 4819 departed from Minneapolis earlier today, with online videos seemingly depicting the plane tipped over on its side on a heavily snow-covered runway.
According to local media such as CP24, at least eight individuals have sustained injuries from the crash, although the extent of these injuries remains unverified.
The flight reportedly carried 80 people.
The Toronto region experienced nine inches of snow over the weekend, as reported by the New York Post, necessitating runway clearing on Sunday (February 16) to resume operations on Monday (February 17).
LADbible Group has contacted Delta for a statement.
This incident occurs just weeks after another crash involving an American Airlines commercial plane in Washington DC.
The aircraft was attempting to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport on January 29 when it collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter.
All 64 passengers aboard the plane perished alongside the three helicopter crew members.
Both vehicles crashed into the Potomac River, prompting an extensive search operation that transitioned into a recovery mission.
The flight recorder from American Airlines Flight 5342 showed discrepancies in altitude readings between the plane and the helicopter during the collision.
The NTSB reported that data from the aircraft’s flight recorder indicated it was flying at approximately 325 feet, with a 25-foot margin of error, while air traffic control data suggested the helicopter was at about 200 feet when they collided.