Delays at Toronto Pearson International Airport may occur due to an aircraft incident which occurred earlier today, Monday, February 17 2025 in which an airplane was photographed upside down; and most flights that were scheduled to depart this afternoon have been either delayed by as much as five hours or canceled altogether as a result.
Delays at Toronto Pearson International Airport Due to Aircraft Incident: February 17 2025 Travel Alert
According to the official Internet web site of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States:
Delta Air Lines Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada around 2:45 p.m. local time on Monday, February 17. All 80 people on board were evacuated. The CRJ-900 departed Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.
Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) February 17, 2025
The following message is from an official Internet web site of Delta Air Lines:
Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air using a CRJ-900 aircraft, was involved in a single-aircraft accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) at around 2:15 p.m. ET* on Monday. The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
Initial reports indicate there are no fatalities and 18 customers with injuries have been transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted.
Delta has activated its Passenger Inquiry Center for family and loved ones of customers involved in today’s accident so they can connect with Delta for more information. In Canada, these individuals may reach out via 1-866-629-4775. In the United States, they may connect using 1-800-997-5454.
“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site. We are working to confirm the details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, please take care and stay safe.”
The flight was carrying a total of 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew.
Delta has cancelled its flights to and from YYZ for the remainder of the evening and has issued a travel waiver. Details of the waiver can be found on Delta.com. Delta is working to connect with customers whose flights have been impacted. Customers should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app.
Endeavor Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered in Minneapolis.
Delta will provide updates at news.delta.com.
*Editor’s note: The time of the incident was updated from previous statements.
4:33 p.m. ET update:
Editor’s note: The time of the incident was updated in the 5:42 p.m. ET statement.Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air using a CRJ900 aircraft, was involved in a single-aircraft accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) around 3:30p ET on Monday. The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
Initial reports were that there are no fatalities. Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted.
The flight was carrying a total of 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew.
YYZ was closed shortly after the incident occurred. Delta is working to connect with customers traveling from, to or through YYZ who should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app.
Endeavor Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered in Minneapolis.
Delta will provide updates at news.delta.com.
Delta is aware of reports of Endeavor Flight 4819 operating from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport as involved in an incident. We are working to confirm any details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available.
Endeavor Flight 4819 3:34 p.m ET:
Delta is aware of reports of Endeavor Flight 4819 operating from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport as involved in an incident. We are working to confirm any details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available.
Final Boarding Call
Statistics are still unknown at this time and much information is still unconfirmed — such as what factors led to the incident — although the good news is that no fatalities were reported.
Reports claim that all runways at Toronto Pearson International Airport was closed as a result of the incident; but I have not yet found official confirmation of that — including at the official Internet web site of Toronto Pearson International Airport. Even if that is not true and you are traveling to or from this airport, expect delays and possible cancellations of flights.
More information will become available as details of the incident are reported.
Your travel plans may be affected if you are scheduled to fly as a passenger to or from this airport over the next couple of days. If you are unable to wait out the situation, contact your airline to see if you can use another airport as an alternative…
Photograph ©2011 by Brian Cohen..
