Delta Air Lines has shared some information about the crew who piloted a Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed while landing on Monday. The airline said it released the information in response to social media posts “containing false and misleading assertions.
Marthinus Lourens, who was a passenger on Delta Flight 4819 that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday, filed a lawsuit against the airline in federal court on Thursday. The lawsuit comes after Delta offered each of the 80 people on board a "no strings attached" $30,000 payout.
Delta said that claims spreading online alleging the captain and first officer had failed training events were false, and both crew members are Federal Aviation Administration-certified for their positions.
At least two passengers on Delta Flight 4819 are suing the airline and its subsidiary Endeavor Air for severe physical injuries and emotional distress.
Two passengers have filed federal lawsuits following the crash landing of Flight 4919, which flew from Minneapolis to Toronto.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines released limited information about the piloting crew aboard Flight 4819 on Thursday evening, saying the company wished to correct disinformation circulating online about Monday’s plane crash.
Two passengers who were on the flight that flipped as it landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport have filed lawsuits in U.S. courts seeking damages.
Delta Air Lines DEI Pilots, also known as Endeavor Air DEI Controversy, refers to ongoing discussions about the airline involved in the February 2025 Toron
Delta would be paying about $2.3 million if all 76 passengers on the airline’s subsidiary Endeavor Air’s CRJ-900 aircraft accepted the deal.