Delta Air Lines Offers $30,000 Compensation To Each Crash Victim With No Strings Attached

Delta Air Lines is offering every crash victim onboard Delta flight 4819 $30,000 in compensation, a move that comes “with no strings attached” according to the Atlanta-based carrier.

$30,000 Compensation Offer From Delta Air Lines With No Strings Attached For Passengers On Flight 4819

On Monday, a Delta Connection CRJ-900 operated by Endeavor Air (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta) crashed upon landing in Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and flipped over. Passengers were left hanging like bats and forced to quickly evacuate. Miraculously, no one died in the crash and there were only two critical injuries

Delta has begun to reunite passengers with their bags (some grabbed their items as they deplaned, but most left their carry-on items onboard, and of course the checked bags could not be retrieved). It has also proactively offered every passenger $30,000, which a Delta spokesperson said “has no strings attached and does not affect rights.”

If all 76 passengers accept the offer, it would represent about $2.3 million in initial payouts.

In an earlier story, I mentioned Dela CEO Ed Basitan appeared on CBS News. During that interview he hailed the crew, stating they “performed heroically, and as expected.” He added that “it was an experienced crew” that operated DL4819 and that “there’s one level of safety at Delta between our mainline and our regional jets.”

Meanwhile, lawyers are salivating to get a piece of the class action lawsuit that will inevitably come forward. Speaking as an attorney, I understand the revenue on the table, but we still do not understand what caused the crash in the first place; even after surveillance video and a video from another pilot of the landing, we don’t know where blame lies. I’m not prepared to point fingers yet until we have a better idea of the chain of events that led to the crash.

For those wondering how the Delta plane crash in Toronto took place, here’s a new video of exactly what happened. pic.twitter.com/eSGvxcMSr6

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 18, 2025

In the meantime, Delta will reach out to the passengers impacted to set up payment…and the money is tax-free!

image: Transportation Safety Board of Canada