2 people remain hospitalized day after Delta jet flips while arriving in Toronto

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - Nineteen of the people hospitalized after a Delta Air Lines flight flipped upside down while landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport have been released, according to the airline.

Delta Air Lines reported that 21 people were initially taken to hospitals in the area following Monday’s crash. Only two remain hospitalized as of Tuesday morning, the airline reported.

All 80 people on board the flight survived, Toronto Pearson Airport Fire Chief Todd Aitken reported.

Three people, including a child, were taken to the hospital with critical injuries. The child is now reportedly in stable condition. The rest of the injuries were relatively minor, according to airport officials.

The flight from Minneapolis with 76 engers and four crew attempted to land at about 2:15 p.m. Wintry conditions, including snow and winds gusting to 40 mph, were reported in Toronto at the time of the plane’s landing.

According to the Associated Press, communications between the tower and pilot were normal and it is unclear what went wrong when the plane touched down.

Aitken said the runway was dry and there were no crosswind conditions when the crash happened.

In a statement, Delta CEO Ed Bastian thanked the first responders and said they are working to learn more of the exact details of what happened in the crash.

“Our most pressing priority remains taking care of all customers and Endeavor crew who were involved,” he said. “We’ll do everything we can to them and their families in the days ahead, and I know the hearts, thoughts and prayers of the entire Delta community are with them.”

Some people on board the flight say it was a miracle that they survived.

“There was like a big fireball out the left side of the plane, and when we got finished I was upside down,” enger John Nelson said.

Pete Carlson, another enger, told CBC News it all happened in “a blink.”

“One minute, you’re landing and kind of waiting to see your friends and your people, and the next minute you’re physically upside down and just really turned around,” he said. “But it sounded... I mean, it was just cement and metal.”

Despite the incident, Carlson said it was amazing to see everyone on board come together.

“I think the most powerful part of today was, there was just people, no countries, no nothing. There’s just people together, helping each other,” he said.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation istration said they will send U.S. investigators to assist, as Delta is headquartered in Atlanta.