Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt

The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt, creating unsafe conditions for take-off and forcing the aircraft to return to the gate.

Passengers on the 132-seat flight were left stranded in British Columbia.

A FLIGHT in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt, leaving passengers stranded overnight

A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled after a young child was unable to comply with seatbelt safety requirements, leaving more than 100 passengers stranded

The flight was forced to return to the gate after the child refused to fasten their seatbelt.

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.

Carlos Osorio/REUTERS A flight that had already left the gate was canceled after a child refused to sit down and buckle their seatbelt before takeoff. The Porter Airlines flight from Victoria International Airport in British Columbia to Toronto on Thursday was headed for the runway when crew members noticed “a young ch

A spokesperson for the airport said the flight was cancelled because of a “scheduled airfield closure”.

Porter Airline flight cancelled due to child refusing to fasten seatbelt  Toronto Star

The airline said the parent and crew repeatedly tried to secure the child without success.

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle up, forcing the plane back to the terminal and delaying it past the airport’s runway closure

Porter Airlines flight in Canada canceled after child refuses to sit down and buckle up  AP News

Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines plane headed to Toronto had to wait for a flight the next day after a child remained standing in a seat and would not get buckled in, the company said.

Porter Airlines flight 444 from British Columbia was canceled after a toddler refused to buckle their seatbelt, stranding passengers overnight.

A flight bound for Toronto was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, according to Porter Airlines.

A Porter Airlines flight was cancelled after a young child repeatedly refused to wear a seatbelt during takeoff, forcing the plane to return to the terminal.

A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled when a child refused to fasten their seatbelt.

The rest of the passengers were forced to spend the night in Victoria

A flight from Victoria, B.C., to Toronto was cancelled Thursday after a parent and cabin crew failed to buckle a child’s seatbelt, leaving the remaining passengers stuck until Friday.