Winnipeg airport accepts diverted flights after plane crashes in Toronto
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At least three flights have been diverted to Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport on Monday after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Tyler MacAfee, vice president of external affairs with the Winnipeg Airports Authority, said he expects more diversions to Winnipeg after a Delta Airlines flight arriving from Minneapolis overturned on the runway in Toronto.
“The message we want to get out to people is that anyone who is travelling over the next couple of days should just check in with their airlines and see if they have the latest on their flight status,” MacAfee said.
MacAfee added that airport officials in Winnipeg are providing impacted airlines with whatever support they need.
Pearson’s runways are expected to be closed until at least Tuesday, a notice to aviation officials said, after flight 4819 ended up upside down on the runway.
The crash injured at least 15 passengers, but no fatalities have been reported among 76 passengers and four crew members onboard flight 4819, which subsidiary Endeavor Air was operating.
“All passengers and crew are accounted for,” a post from the airport’s X account said on Monday afternoon.
The crash will be investigated by the Transportation Board of Canada, which is sending a team to Toronto.
Pearson International Airport firefighters work on an upside down Delta Airlines plane, which was heading from Minneapolis to Toronto when it crashed on the runway Monday afternoon. This still image is taken from handout video footage published to social media. (The Canadian Press/Handout- 1 Minute Morning)
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