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Delta Offers $30,000 to Toronto Crash Landing Victims

Spokespeople for the airline say the money comes with “no strings attached.”

Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger that lived through the harrowing crash-landing on Monday in Toronto. The flight, which was traveling from Minneapolis, contained 76 passengers and four crew members when it suffered a hard landing and flipped upside-down. Nearly two dozen individuals were taken to the hospital, and all but one have been released. Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant said that the sum comes with “no strings attached” and will not affect the legal rights of the passengers. The aircraft—a Bombardier CRJ-900—lost its right wing when it collided with the ground. Its left wing also came off on the runway, and the plane was suddenly consumed by fire and smoke. The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. Delta CEO Ed Bastian has defended his pilots and the crew members, saying that the lack of death or serious injury was a testament to the airline’s safety protocols.