Their seemingly generous offer may have floped.
The first lawsuit was filed after the Delta Air Lines collision in Toronto last week – Delta officials had offered $30,000 to each passenger on the plane that flipped through its approach to the airport.
CBS News reported late Friday night by CBS News, which reportedly reported it was reported late on Friday night.
Delta will pay around $2.3 million if all 76 passengers on AIR’s CRJ-900 aircraft, a subsidiary of the airline, accept the transaction.
But the Texas man who filed one of two cases says he deserves more.
The passenger in the lawsuit states that he was “suspended upside down” and “drinking with jet fuel” and “severe emotional and mental distress” and “on his head, neck, back, knees and face He suffered serious injuries.” ”
The second lawsuit filed on behalf of a female passenger from Minneapolis alleges she is suffering from “extreme physical and mental injuries.”
The lawsuit also alleges that the squadron failed to observe the “most basic steps of the landing approach” to the airport.
Due to the Montreal Convention, perhaps more lawsuits are in the pipeline due to the international treaty that governs the way airlines are liable for passenger injuries, luggage damage and cargo loss, CBS reports It’s there.
According to the treaty, passengers injured on international flights can compensate up to $200,000, but more if the airline proves to be negligent.
Passengers have two years to file a lawsuit under the treaty.
Twenty-one people were taken to hospital after a crash landing on a flight at Minneapolis St. on Monday. Paul International Airport.
They’ve all been released.
Delta said in a statement Thursday that both pilots have been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and that the captain is serving “with pilot training and flight safety capabilities.”
The deputy officer hired by Endeavor last year is also “certified by the highest level of pilot in the United States,” Delta said.
The plane was removed from the runway on Thursday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are helping with the investigation.
