Plane wreckage cleared from Toronto Pearson runway, survivors offered $30K

The Delta plane that crash-landed at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Monday afternoon has been cleared from the runway.

Crews worked for several hours Wednesday to move to wreckage off the runway and into a hangar, where investigators are expected to continue examining the remains.

Officials have forewarned that returning bags and other personal belongings could take weeks due to the inspection and cleaning process.

Delta has offered passengers US$30,000 in compensation, which the company says “has no strings attached and does not affect rights.”

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All 76 passengers and four crew members survived, with injuries ranging from mild to severe.

Twenty-one passengers were taken to local hospitals after the crash, but all have been released.

Toronto Pearson is still catching up on delayed and cancelled flights as two out of five runways remain closed.

The airport said in an X post that only 4 per cent of departing flights and 5 per cent of arriving flights have been cancelled.

There are approximately 970 flights scheduled to arrive and depart today at Toronto Pearson.

As of 8 a.m., 4 per cent of departing flights and 5 per cent of arriving flights have been cancelled.

Passengers are advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) February 20, 2025

Sunwing Airlines cancelled all southbound flights from Pearson on Thursday for a second day in a row, citing the need to prioritize “the safe return of customers currently delayed in destinations due to recent weather disruptions, crew availability constraints and extremely limited hotel capacity.”

It also cancelled southbound flights departing from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport in Montreal on Thursday.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada continues to investigate the cause of the crash, and managed to recover a black box from the plane Wednesday.

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