Major plane crash at Toronto-Pearson airport

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There has unfortunately just been a major accident at Toronto-Pearson airport (YYZ). Striking images show a plane completely flipped upside down; it’s a Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft operated by U.S. airline Delta (more specifically, its regional jet subsidiary Delta Connection) coming in from Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP).

Rumors of a major plane crash had been circulating on social media for a few minutes and the airport has just confirmed it. Peel Regional Police also confirmed being called in response to a “crash.”

Here’s what we know right now (which isn’t much).

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Images of the plane crash at Toronto-Pearson
Details of the plane crash at Toronto Pearson
Reminder about commercial aviation
Learning how to travel for less
Summary

 

Images of the plane crash at Toronto-Pearson

Update: There’s now a video of the crash itself.

 

The images circulating on social media are obviously not confirmed, but they appear to be from the incident that occurred around 2:15 PM Monday (February 17, 2025).

It’s absolutely incredible.

Quickly and off the top of my head, I honestly can’t remember ever seeing a plane completely upside down like this.

There’s also a video circulating.

And another rather one that flips over that shows smoke.

 

Details of the plane crash at Toronto Pearson

We obviously hope there are as few injuries as possible in this horrific incident.

Update: Unfortunately, there are apparently 19 injuries, including 3 in critical condition. That’s terrible, obviously. But without wanting to offend those who prioritize feelings over facts, it remains that it could have been so so much worse.

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The airport has simply confirmed the accident, without much information (this is normal at this stage; it just happened).

It’s very secondary, but note that flight operations at the airport are obviously greatly affected and there will be major delays. This is in addition to the very numerous delays that are still affecting flights because of the 2 major snowstorms of the last few days in the region.

Conditions didn’t seem ideal in Toronto, but of course, it’s far too early to speculate on the causes of this crash.

 

Reminder about commercial aviation

Aviation is by far the safest mode of transportation on the planet because very thorough investigations always take place to ensure the situation doesn’t happen again afterward.

But, especially for more casual travelers who love to complain about flight delays and cancelations even during weather events, it’s good to do a reminder that airlines delay and cancel flights whenever there is the slightest issue with meteorological conditions precisely to avoid the slightest risk to passengers.

They take no pleasure in losing money and inconveniencing their customers. If they delay or cancel flights, it’s for your safety the vast majority of the time.

Just pay for all your flights with a good credit card and you’ll get free meals and free hotels during delays. That’s one of the best travel tips that exist (and it’s so simple, too).

The weather might have absolutely nothing to do with today’s crash, I want to repeat it. But let’s try to always make some positive come out of it by raising awareness about the importance that the aviation industry gives to safety.

Yes, even if the last 2 months have been harder (with the shot-down plane in Russia, the crash in South Korea, and the collision in Washington), taking a commercial flight remains 16 times safer than taking a car, according to serious studies conducted on the subject.

This accident will be studied very seriously and recommendations will be made to improve safety. That’s why, before the Washington accident, there hadn’t been a fatal accident on a U.S. airline for over 15 years.

Globally, 2023 was a record year with absolutely no fatal crashes on commercial jets at all. For the first time ever!

Now, as unfortunate as it sounds, it’s not surprising that there’s somewhat of a regression to the mean. Still, with 100,000 commercial flights every single day, a year like 2024, with just a handful of fatal accidents, is historically very good. The last decade was the safest on record, and the overall trend is certainly in that direction, even if every accident is one too many.

 

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Summary

A “crash” occurred at Toronto-Pearson airport. A Bombardier CRJ900 operated by U.S. airline Delta (specifically its regional jet subsidiary Delta Connection) arriving from Minneapolis–Saint Paul (MSP) is completely upside down. More details to come.

 

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Featured image: Upside down aircraft (photo credit: @Breaking911 on X)

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Andrew D'Amours

Andrew is the co-founder of Flytrippers. He is passionate about traveling the world but also, as a former management consultant, about the travel industry itself. He shares his experiences to help you save money on travel. As a very cost-conscious traveler, he loves finding deals and getting free travel thanks to travel rewards points... to help him visit every country in the world (current count: 71/193 Countries, 47/50 US States & 9/10 Canadian Provinces).

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