Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday (Feb 18) that 19 of 21 passengers transported to local hospitals after a Toronto plane crash a day earlier have been released, as officials continue a probe into why the regional jet flipped over on landing.
Greater Toronto Airports CEO Deborah Flint said at a press conference that the two remaining hospitalized passengers did not face life-threatening injuries.
“It’s really, really incredible when you see that aircraft – it just makes you really thankful for the all safety checks,” Flint said, praising the flight crew and first responders.
A team of investigators from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board are leading the probe into the CRJ900 aircraft operated by Delta Air Lines’ Endeavor Air subsidiary that went belly-up on Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. They are getting assistance from the US National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
