Crashed plane cleared from airport runway as delays persist at Pearson

Delta Air Lines says all 21 people taken to hospital after one of its planes crashed in Toronto have now been released, as airport officials work to reopen two runways.

The wreckage has been cleared from the runway, but the airport is still operating at reduced capacity and two out of five runways remain closed, an official with Toronto's Pearson airport says.

It's not clear when those runways will reopen, and the airport is still advising travellers to check their flight status before they leave.

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Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines says it will continue to provide care to those who were on board Delta's Endeavor Flight 4819 when it crashed upon landing Monday at Pearson.

All 76 passengers and four crew members survived when the plane skidded on the tarmac and burst into flames

The airline is offering the passengers US$30,000 each as compensation, saying that the money "has no strings attached." 

WATCH | Plane fuselage is removed from runway: 

Delta offers $30K to passengers as plane wreckage is removed from runway

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Delta Airlines has announced it will be compensating all passengers who were on board the plane that crash-landed at Pearson airport on Monday. Crews have also removed the wreckage from one of the airport's runways. CBC’s Tyler Cheese has the latest.

Sunwing cancellations spark frustration

A number of passengers set to head to warmer destinations for trips are out of luck this week after Sunwing Airlines announced it was cancelling some southbound flights out of Pearson entirely, offering customers a full refund instead. 

"It's my sister's wedding. I'm not making it now," said Blayne Mills, whose flight and accommodations in the Dominican Republic were cancelled Wednesday. 

He said he would have tried to fly via a different airline or airport, but because Sunwing Vacations had cancelled his room at the sold-out resort when they cancelled his flight, he'd be unable to attend the wedding.  

WATCH | Sunwing passengers react to flight and resort cancellations: 

Passengers speak out after Sunwing cancels flights out of Pearson

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For the second day in a row, Sunwing Airlines is cancelling all southbound flights from Toronto Pearson Airport. The airline says it's still working on bringing home passengers who were stranded due to delays after heavy snowfall and the Delta plane crash. CBC’s Clara Pasieka spoke to some impacted passengers.

Iesha Williams' flight and resort stay in Cuba to celebrate her 29th birthday were also cancelled Wednesday, and like Mills, she went to Pearson Thursday to try and salvage her planned vacation by speaking to someone in person. 

"No one from the airport was giving me a straight answer. I'm frustrated. I planned this months in advance," she said.  

When Sunwing announced the cancellations, it said it had to "prioritize the safe return of customers currently delayed in destinations due to recent weather disruptions, crew availability constraints and extremely limited hotel capacity." 

It also cancelled southbound flights departing from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport in Montreal on Thursday.