Delta Air Lines has offered every passenger onboard a plane that crash-landed in Toronto compensation of US$30,000 (almost £24,000), according to the BBC.
All 80 people onboard the CRJ-900 aircraft survived after it skidded on landing and flipped over.
More than 20 passengers were taken to hospital, but the airline said all had since been released. In addition to the 76 passengers onboard, there were four crew members.
The plane, being operated by Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, had flown from Minneapolis when it crashed on landing at the Canadian airport on Monday.
A spokesperson for Delta said the money offered to passengers had no strings attached and did not affect their customer rights.
A lawyer representing the passengers told the BBC the $30,000 compensation was an ‘advance payment’ meant to assist plane crash victims with short-term financial challenges, and the airline will seek to deduct it from any later settled claims.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated. Meanwhile, Delta has refuted claimed that one of the two pilots of Flight 4819 was a trainee. In a statement, the airline said the First Officer was hired in January 2024 and completed her training last April. It added: “Both crew members are qualified and FAA certified for their positions.”
