A flight was canceled in Canada after a child passenger refused to sit in their seat and wear a seatbelt.
On August 6, Porter Airlines flight PD444 was departing from Victoria International Airport in British Columbia when crew members discovered a child standing on their seat instead of sitting down. Attempts by one of the child's parents and the crew to persuade the child to sit and fasten their seatbelt were unsuccessful.
Determining that the flight could not take off, the crew returned to the terminal to disembark the passengers. Due to the approaching runway closure, the flight was ultimately canceled.
No information has been released regarding the age or gender of the child passenger or the number of affected passengers. The aircraft had a seating capacity of 132.
The airline expressed regret for the impact on other passengers, stating that they were able to rebook on another flight the following day, August 7.
The aircraft eventually departed from Victoria International Airport at 10:49 PM on August 7 and arrived in Toronto at 6:16 AM on August 8.
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