Toronto Pearson CEO warns of delays, cancellations as Delta plane crash investigation continues

Toronto Pearson airport authorities say travellers can expect more flight delays and cancellations in the coming days as an investigation into Delta flight 4819 that crash landed around 2:30 p.m. Monday continues.

In a Tuesday press conference, Greater Toronto Airports Authority President and CEO Deborah Flint said that the plane will remain in the runway for at least another 48 hours, and two runways will remain closed as crews work to determine a cause.

She added that the airport is in “recovery mode,” meaning staff are catching up on the backlog of delays caused by inclement weather over the weekend, followed by Monday’s crash.

In the same press conference, the Commander of Operations with Peel Paramedics said that injured passengers primarily suffered from back and head injuries, nausea, vomiting, headaches and anxiety.

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First responders reported that 19 passengers have been released from Toronto-area hospitals, while two remain hospitalized. All 80 people on board the flight from Minneapolis survived the crash.

Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Mitsubishi Aircraft Co., and Delta Air Lines arrived at the airport Tuesday morning and will be working on the remains of the damaged plane.

The cause of the crash remains unknown. Flint added that this was “not the time for theory or speculation,” and that more information would be available as investigators piece together the full picture of Monday’s crash.

She said a statement from the TSB is expected sometime Tuesday afternoon.

This is a developing news story. More to come.

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