{"id":100957,"date":"2025-02-18T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=56008"},"modified":"2025-02-18T09:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:47:23","slug":"nine-injured-after-delta-airlines-plane-flips-while-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/nine-injured-after-delta-airlines-plane-flips-while-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine injured after Delta Airlines plane flips while landing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Delta Airlines plane from Minneapolis crashed upside down while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, injuring nine passengers, according to reports.\n

Dramatic photos from the scene showed the plane flipped over on a slippery runway, sparking a quick emergency response.\n

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Horrifying.
\nPlane from Minneapolis to Toronto upside down on the runway.
\nThe word from the airport is, \u201cAll passengers and crew are accounted for.\u201d
\nPraying that means they are okay.\n
pic.twitter.com\/nqhTpz4ZyG\n
\u2014 Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) February 17, 2025\n
Toronto Pearson confirmed the incident with a post on X, saying: “Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.”\n
Disturbing images and videos from the runway have since been shared widely on social media platforms.\n
Injuries Reported, One in Critical Condition\n
According to Sky News, emergency teams confirmed that nine individuals were injured in the crash, with one in critical condition (as of this report).\n
Paramedics informed CP24 that the other seven sustained mild to moderate injuries.\n
\nAuthorities are still looking into the cause of the crash. VT has contacted Delta for a comment on the incident.\n<h6>Investigation Underway\n</h6>Authorities are currently working to piece together the sequence of events that led to the crash.\n\u201cThere is a plane crash. However, we don\u2019t know the circumstances surrounding it at this point,\u201d said Constable Sarah Patten of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario, according to The Telegraph.\n<blockquote class='\"twitter-tweet\"'>\nPraying for everyone affected by the plane crash in Toronto. Absolutely horrifying. \ud83d\ude4f <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/t.co%5C/wg3IJiQXJc%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"'>pic.twitter.com\/wg3IJiQXJc\n\u2014 Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/twitter.com%5C/itslinklauren%5C/status%5C/1891587996052320472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'>February 17, 2025\nPatten further explained: \u201cIt is my understanding that most of the passengers are out and unharmed but we\u2019re still trying to make sure, so we\u2019re still on scene investigating.\u201d\nThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that all 80 people aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, were accounted for and evacuated safely.\nIn a statement, the FAA provided additional details, stating: \u201cDelta Air Lines Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada around 2:45 p.m. local time on Monday, February 17.\u201d\nThey also mentioned that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be leading the investigation and will provide any updates moving forward.\n<h6>Tweets Shared Hours Before Crash\n</h6>In the aftermath of the crash, there’s growing speculation about whether severe weather played a role in the incident.\nOn Sunday (February 16), Toronto Pearson officials tweeted: “The snow is still falling at the airport.\n“Since it began yesterday, we\u2019ve already accumulated 12.2 cm of snow by 8 a.m. The forecast suggests we could see another 15 cm today.\n“In total, we\u2019ve received 53.6 cm of snow this week, which is more than the combined total of 47.6 cm in November, December, and January!\n“Our teams are working tirelessly to clear the runways by plowing, sweeping, and blowing the snow away.”\n<img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-56017 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/Screenshot2025-02-17at21.23.08_11zon-726x1024-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"726\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\nHours before the crash on Monday, a second tweet read: “Here’s a look at part of our airfield this morning as the cleanup continues from this weekend\u2019s storm.\n“Our crews worked all weekend to keep the roughly 5 million square metres of airfield clear of snow to ensure planes can arrive and depart safely.”\n<h6>Delays Mount at Toronto Pearson\n</h6>Delays are piling up at Toronto Pearson after the recent crash, with more than forty flights facing delays, as reported on the airport’s website.\nThe FAA has also placed a temporary ground stop at the airport while officials assess the situation.\nCanada\u2019s Transportation Safety Board, which handles plane crash investigations, has not yet responded to requests for comment.\nThis incident follows closely behind a series of tragic plane crashes in the US within the past few weeks, including one in Washington D.C. that claimed 67 lives, another in Alaska that resulted in 10 fatalities, and a third in Philadelphia that killed seven people.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Delta Airlines plane from Minneapolis crashed upside down while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, injuring nine passengers, according to reports. 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