Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt
Summary
A Canadian airline cancelled a flight from Victoria to Toronto after a child refused to wear a seatbelt while the plane was taxiing. The airline asked all passengers to leave the plane because the child was not safely seated, and the flight could not take off before the airport closed.Key Facts
- The incident happened on August 6 on Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto.
- A child stood in their seat and would not wear the seatbelt as the plane moved toward the runway.
- The child’s parent and crew couldn’t get the child to stay seated and buckled.
- The crew returned the plane to the terminal and asked all passengers to get off.
- All passengers needed to disembark because removing just the parent and child and refiling paperwork would have delayed the flight past airport closing time.
- Passengers were rebooked to fly the next day.
- Some passengers said the child was scared and tried to hide under the seat instead of running around or causing a disturbance.
- Other passengers felt the airline took too long to handle the situation, causing about an hour’s delay on the plane.
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