Delta plane crash latest:
'Extreme conditions' at Toronto airport in days before crash
At
least 21 people were injured in Monday's crash, officials said.
ByDavid Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso, Will Gretsky, Sam Sweeney, Ayesha Ali, and Clara McMichael
Video byJulian Kim and Peter Charalambous
February 19,
2025, 11:41 PM
Passengers leave a Delta Air Lines-operated CRJ900 aircraft that
crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada, Feb. 17, 2025.
As investigators work to determine what caused Delta Flight 4819 to crash and overturn at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, the Toronto Pearson president and CEO noted the "extreme conditions" at the airport in the days before the dramatic incident.
Toronto Pearson President and CEO Deborah Flint said that from Thursday to Sunday, there were "extreme conditions" at the airport from two separate storms.
A Delta Air Lines plane lies upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport, Feb. 18, 2025.
Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP
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"On Thursday and Sunday, we got more than 20 inches, 50 centimeters of accumulated snow. That is actually not typical. In fact, it is more snow within that time window than we received in all of last winter," Flint said at a news conference Tuesday. "There were many delays and cancelations across this part of Canada and the U.S. Northeast during this time, creating numerous flight delays and backlogs."
"Monday was a clear day, though, and it was an operational recovery day for Toronto Pearson," Flint said.
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American
Airlines flight diverted to Rome due to bomb threat
A
source familiar with the situation said the bomb threat towards Flight AA292,
which was traveling from New York to New Delhi, was sent via email.
Feb. 23, 2025, 2:03 PM EST
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An American Airlines flight traveling from New York
to New Delhi was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a bomb threat, according to a
source familiar with the situation.
In a statement, American Airlines said Flight AA292
was traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi
International Airport before it diverted to Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino
Airport “due to a possible security issue," adding later that it "was
determined to be non-credible." Per Indira Gandhi International Airport's
protocol, an inspection was required before the plane landed there.
The bomb threat made against the flight was sent via
email, according to the source familiar with the situation. The Federal
Aviation Administration said the crew reported the security issue.
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