According to Fire Chief Todd Aitken, a jet crash at Canada's Toronto Pearson International Airport left at least 18 people hurt. One passenger reported hanging "like bats" inside the plane after the Delta Air Lines flight carrying 80 people from Minneapolis flipped upside down on the runway. Deborah Flint, the CEO of the airport, attributed the fact that no fatalities occurred to the "textbook response" of first responders.

However, she stated that until investigators investigate the reason for the incident, two runways will stay blocked for the next few days. Following fatal incidents involving Jeju Air and Azerbaijan Airlines, the incident occurred less than three weeks after an American Airlines aircraft crashed in midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.

The catastrophe "could have been much worse," equating it with a 1987 Denver incident in which a DC-9 plane overturned under the same conditions, killing 28 people. According to the expert, the major difference between the two instances was enhanced safety and stronger, more secure seating. Additionally, Soucie noted that in 1987, after the plane overturned, the wings remained on it and destroyed it. But in Toronto, the wings were intentionally released, "and that's a good thing," the analyst stated.

Peter Koukov, a passenger, described how "we were upside down hanging like bats" as the plane came to a stop. While some passengers needed assistance getting down from their seats, he managed to unbuckle himself and stand up on the plane's ceiling. Although some passengers still left with their baggage in tow, Koukov's video demonstrates that flight attendants assisted customers in crawling out of the exit doors while advising them to leave personal things behind.