Delta CEO Ed Bastian says the 300 or so probationary Federal Aviation Administration employees laid off so far served in non-critical safety functions.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian called the Toronto plane crash "horrifying" during an interview on CBS Mornings and said investigations are ongoing.

The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger on board a jet that crashed and flipped upside down Monday in the snow at Toronto Pearson International Airport while landing.

With 76 passengers, a $30,000 payment to each would total just over $2.2 million from Delta. On Wednesday, CEO Ed Bastian says the pilots on Delta Connection flight are experienced fliers, and praised the four-person crew for getting all passengers off the plane safely.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed, turned upside down and caught fire on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport while attempting to land Monday, the latest in a string of passenger plane crashes since December.