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Delta Airlines Set to pay 76 Passengers Who Survived Crash N45 Million Each 

Passengers who were on the Delta Airlines aircraft that crashed in Toronto Canada are set to be paid by Delta airline.

According to report gathered, the passengers are to be paid $30,000 (N45 million) by the airline and they have been contacted for possible payment.

The Delta Airlines aircraft was flying from Minneapolis, USA but crashed at Canadian Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday, February 17.

Passengers who came out alive from a crashed airplane are set to be paid huge sums of money.

The aeroplane crashed-landed at the Canadian Toronto Pearson Airport, flipping over and turning passengers upside down. As rescue officials rallied around, the passengers were left struggling for survival in the flipped airplane.

Now, Delta Airlines who operated the aircraft is set to pay all 76 passengers $30,000 (N45 million each). The airline is going to pay the amount as a lump sum with no strings attached.

In many countries of the world, airlines are required by law to pay compensation to air crash victims. The New York Times reports: “According to international treaties, when an international aviation accident causes injury or death, airlines in the United States are required to make advance payments to passengers if the airline determines that the money is necessary to cover their immediate economic needs.”

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