Toronto's Pearson airport is responding to an emergency involving a plane arriving from Minneapolis that appears to have flipped on its back during landing. All passengers and crew are accounted for, and paramedics are on the scene treating eight patients. The airport was expecting a busy Monday after a weekend of heavy snowfall caused travel disruptions.
The airport didn't immediately provide further information on the nature of the emergency, but a photo submitted to CBC from a passenger shows a plane flipped on its back.Toronto's Pearson airport says it's responding to an emergency involving a plane landing Monday afternoon. Passenger Pete Carlson took this photo. Toronto's Pearson airport is responding to an emergency involving a plane arriving from Minneapolis Monday afternoon, the airport said in a post to X just before 3 p.
The airport didn't immediately provide further information on the nature of the emergency, but a photo submitted to CBC from a passenger shows a plane flipped on its back.All passengers and crew are accounted for, the post said. Peel Region paramedics say they are on the scene. They say they are dealing with eight patients involved in the emergency, but don't yet know the extent of their injuries.
The airport said earlier in the day that it was expecting a busy day on Monday as airlines catch up after 22 centimetres of snowfall over the weekend, which caused a mass of delays and cancellations. Over 130,000 travellers were expected to board around 1,000 flights, it said in a post on Monday morning.Toronto Public Health warns of possible measles exposure at Pearson Airport
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