Delta Air Lines is giving $30,000 to each passenger from the flight that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday. The plane skidded along the runway in flames before flipping upside down. Fortunately, all 76 passengers and four crew members survived.
Delta has stated that this compensation is an advance payment to help passengers with immediate financial needs and does not affect their legal rights, though it may be deducted from any future settlements. Some passengers have hired lawyers, saying they suffered serious injuries.
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In past incidents, airlines have made similar offers, such as Asiana Airlines giving $10,000 after the 2013 crash in San Francisco and Alaska Airlines’ $1,500 compensation after last year’s mid-air door plug blowout.
The Passengers described the crash as a violent impact, with some hanging upside down in their seats. The cause of this incident is still under investigation. Experts suspect weather conditions and rapid descent may have contributed. The cockpit voice and flight data recorders have been recovered, and Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
Delta’s CEO praised the flight crew’s quick actions. The crash is the fourth major air incident in North America in three weeks, but officials say flying remains one of the safest modes of transportation.
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