Delta reportedly offering Pearson plane crash passengers $30,000 US each

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Published Feb 19, 2025  •  1 minute read
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Investigators inspect the scene on the tarmac of Pearson International Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, after Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 crashed upon landing from Minneapolis one day earlier. Photo by JACK BOLAND /TORONTO SUN

Delta Air Lines is reportedly offering passengers on the flight that crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport $30,000 US each.

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News outlets including the Toronto Star and Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the U.S. airliner has made the offer.

According to the reports, company spokesperson Morgan Durrant confirmed that the Delta care team was telling affected customers that the offer “has no strings attached and does not affect rights.”

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Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis, Minn., to Toronto crashed upon landing Monday at about 2:30 p.m. at the Toronto airport.

Officials said there were 80 people on the plane, including 76 passengers and four crew members. All of them survived.

Delta said that as of Wednesday morning, 20 out of 21 passengers initially taken to hospitals had been released.

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

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