Flight attendant sues Delta over Toronto crash incident, seeking $75M in damages
A flight attendant is suing Delta Air Lines and Endeavor Air for damages over a February 2025 incident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) that saw a Bombardier aircraft flip and turn over on an icy runway.
Vanessa Miles was a passenger on flight DL4819, which was landing at YYZ Airport from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). Miles was a deadhead crew member on that flight, meaning she was traveling as a passenger in order to get to Toronto, where she was to be on working duty for an onward flight.
Miles, 67, was employed as a flight attendant for Endeavor Air, a regional carrier which is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Flight DL 4819 was operated by an Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ900, registered N932XJ, on behalf of Delta Air Lines.
In the 15-page complaint filed at the US District Court of Michigan, Miles recounted that she was rendered unconscious hanging upside down from her seatbelt when the plane flipped over on landing.
Miles then received treatment in a Toronto hospital for multiple injuries. In the lawsuit, she is seeking $75 million in damages, alleging that the carrier displayed a “disregard for passenger safety in pursuit of operational efficiency”.
Law firm Mike Morse, who is representing Miles, said on its Facebook page that the airlines in question “irresponsibly prioritized profits over safety by assigning an inexperienced crew and failing to follow proper protocols”.
