All 80 aboard a Delta jet survive after it burst into flames on a Toronto runway
Pearson International Airport firefighters work on an upside down Delta Air Lines plane, which was heading from Minneapolis to Toronto when it crashed on the runway, in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press via AP)
TORONTO (AP) — The Delta Air Lines jet came down fast, landing so hard that it lost its right wing, then burst into flames on a runway in Toronto. The aircraft slid to a stop, upside down, a trail of black smoke in its wake and passengers scrambling to escape the wreckage.
Miraculously, all 80 people on board the flight from Minneapolis to Toronto's Pearson International Airport survived the crash Monday afternoon. All but two of the 21 people injured on the flight have been released from hospitals, the airport CEO said Tuesday.
"How grateful we are there was no loss of life or life threatening injuries," Deborah Flint, CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said during a news conference. "The crew heroically led passengers to safety. I thank each and everyone one of those heroes."
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