At least two passengers filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines this week after 21 people were injured on Monday when a plane landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport was overturned.
A plane arrived from Minneapolis St. The crashed Paul International Airport exploded into flames and turned upside down into a tarmac.
In one lawsuit filed Thursday, Texas resident Marthinus Lourens alleged that the plane was “dried with jet fuel” as it rolled upside down.
“Mr. Rulens was soaked with jet fuel on a burning plane, and when he was bored he fell on the ceiling of an upside down plane, and the flight attendant couldn’t open it so he opened the cabin door. We had to help,” Attorney Andres Pereira said.
Passengers suffered “additional physical injuries” after suffering serious injuries to the head, neck, back, knee and face as a result of the plane’s collision, releasing their seat belts and falling onto the ceiling of the aircraft upside down . To a complaint.
Pereira said Rulens assisted other passengers from the plane.
In another lawsuit filed Friday, Minneapolis resident Hannah Krebs alleged that the crash occurred due to “gross negligence and recklessness” and “inadequate training and oversight by Delta.” .
“This was a preventable accident that should never have happened,” Attorney Jim Blaucul said in a statement. “The passengers of the Delta Flight 4819 have endured such a traumatic experience and have changed their lives forever.”
Krebs suffered “hardly thrown around the cabin” and “extreme injuries and mental distress,” according to the complaint.
The Canada Road Safety Board is investigating the incident. It is supported by a team of US investigators from the National Road Safety Board. The cause has not been determined.
A Delta spokesman said the airline has declined to comment on the pending lawsuit.
Delta issued a statement Thursday to amend “false and misleading claims” about the squadron, with the captain and first mate “qualified and the FAA certified for their position.” He said.
Both cases filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the US District of Minnesota respectively argue for the claims under the Montreal Convention, an international aviation treaty that allows plaintiffs to file lawsuits in their country. I’m doing it.
The lawsuit comes after Delta said it had provided 76 passengers on a $30,000 airmail each to 76 passengers, “it is not stringed and does not affect rights.”
Delta said Thursday that all injured passengers have been released from local hospitals.
Gary Grunbach and Jay Blackman contributed.
