Crash landing in Canada
Delta Airlines offers passengers 30,000 dollars
Following the crash landing of one of its planes in Toronto, Canada, the US airline Delta Airlines wants to give each of the affected passengers 30,000 dollars (around 28,780 euros).
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen This gesture is "unconditional", a spokesperson for the company assured the AFP news agency on Wednesday. It would have "no effect on the rights" of the passengers.
The plane coming from Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota with 80 people on board had landed on its back in Toronto on Monday. During the hard landing, it crashed with full force onto the airport tarmac. The cause of the accident was initially completely unclear.
According to the latest information, 21 people were injured, but according to Delta, only one of them was still in hospital on Wednesday.
Airplane accidents in the USA are on the rise
Several airplane accidents have occurred in North America recently. At the end of January, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter on approach in Washington, killing all 67 occupants of both aircraft. Two days later, a small plane crashed over Philadelphia; seven people died in the accident.
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