A regional Delta aircraft crash landed at Toronto Pearson airport. The aircraft was coming in from Minneapolis and according to AP there were 76 passengers onboard along with four crew. The investigation is still ongoing, and it hasn’t yet been determined what caused the crash. But it is known that there was snow on the ground and heavy winds were blowing up to 40 mph. While landing, the aircraft, a Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR, flipped upside down resulting in at least 18 injuries. Miraculously though, there were no fatalities.
Delta crash adds to passenger anxiety
The Delta crash is the most recent in a string of horrible incidents over the past month, and more so the past year. From the American Airlines disaster in Washington DC, to the Japan Airlines crash in Tokyo, and the decompression incident on Alaska Airlines, just to name a few.
ABC News reported that even before the Delta incident, passenger anxiety was already running high after three major crashes earlier in the year. The publication interviewed psychotherapist Michaela Renee Johnson who said, “I would say people that are on the fence about whether or not to book that vacation are probably hesitant to do that.”
A changing administration is also causing lots of anxiety. Since the Trump administration took over in late January, hundreds of FAA employees have been fired, the head of the TSA has been removed, and Trump got rid of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, leaving many frequent travelers to question what kind of safety impacts those moves could have.
This latest crash will likely only further fuel passenger anxiety, and a turbulant administation marred with firings and layoffs will only further add to flyrer's uncertainty.