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Eighty people aboard the Delta plane survived when their flight crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17th
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Martin Luance, one of the passengers, filed a case against Delta and Adereavor Air, claiming he had suffered injury from the test
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The trial comes as Delta offers compensation of $ 30,000 to each of the 76 flights of flight
A Delta flight passenger from Minnesota, who collapsed on the Toronto International Airport track in Pearson earlier this week, filed a lawsuit against the airline, claiming that he was “soaked in jet fuel” during the test.
In a complaint filed on Thursday, February 20, in the US District Court in Georgia, and later received by people, passenger Martin Luren said he was wounded during Monday, February 17, landing and evacuation from Delta flight 4819, which has transported 76 passengers and four crew members.
According to video footage, Delta Flight 4819 landed on the ice track at the airport while snow covered the ground around it.
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Before the plane could stop, he slid, turned his head down, and burst into flames. Miraculously, all those on board the plane survived, although there were at least 18 reported injuries.
“All 80 people on board were evacuated,” FAA says in a statement at that time, adding: “The Canada Transport Safety Council will be responsible for the investigation and will provide all updates.”
Luance, a Texas resident, said in the complaint that he had suffered significant injuries to the head, back, knees and face due to the crash.
“During the sequence of the crash, Mr. Lawrence was removed in place, which prevented him from suffering life -threatening injuries. As the plane was rolling upside down, Mr. Lawrence was soaked in reactive fuel, “read the complaint.
“The experience of the crash and stopped upside down from the seat belt, while soaked in jet fuel, in a burning plane, made Mr. Lawrence suffer severe emotional sufferings and mental grief,” he continued.
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The complaint also said that Lawrence had suffered additional injuries, “when he released the seat belt and fell on the ceiling of the plane upside down.”
Lourens claims that Delta and Endeavor Air-regional subsidiary that managed the fields and was named as a teammate in the complaint-“violated his obligation to care” by them through failure to work, maintain and control the aircraft.
The plaintiff also claims that as a result of the incident, he faces current and future medical expenses and was deprived of his life and interests, is added to the complaint.
“As a result of the mentioned incident, Lurshi has suffered severe pain, agony and mental grief and in the future continue to suffer from the same,” the document said.
Lourens claims that Delta and strive “are obliged to pay full, fair and reasonable damage” to him “under the Montreal Convention and the applicable legislation,” the court document said.
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According to the International Air Transport Association, the Montreal Convention, a treaty, determines the responsibility for airlines on “death or injury to passengers, as well as in cases of delay, damage or loss of luggage and loads”.
Compensation for passengers injured in international flights may be $ 200,000, according to the Treaty, CBS News reports – but this figure can be increased if the airline is casual.
Lourens is looking for over $ 200,000 in compensation, according to the complaint.
“As a result of Delta’s negligence, Marty Lursens suffered significant physical injuries,” Lourens lawyer Andres Pereira said in a statement to people. “During the sequence of the crash, the Lourens was thrown into place as the plane crashed on the track then rolling upside down. , fell to the ceiling in the plane on the head down and had to help open the cabin door as the flight attendant couldn’t He opened.
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People contacted Delta for comment on Friday, February 21st.
The trial is coming as Delta has announced its compensation for 76 flight passengers. Each will be given $ 30,000.
“The representatives of the Delta Care team tell customers that this gesture has no strings attached and does not affect the rights,” a spokesman for the airline told People on Wednesday, February 19th.
The airline also announced in an update shared on the same day that it works “to provide, identify and sort customer bags that were removed from the aircraft”.
Delta also said the Canada Transport Safety Council, the National Transport Safety Council and other stakeholders are launching an incident investigation.
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