Flight to Toronto canceled as child refuses seatbelt, stands on seat; passengers stranded for 24 hours: ‘Parents should be fined’

A
Po te
Ai li es
flight
was
ca celed
i
Ca ada
because
a
child
efused
to
faste
seatbelt.

A
flight
was
delayed
by
a
day
because
of
a
misbehavi g
child
who
efused
to
sit
a d
faste
the
seatbelt.
The
i cide t
took
place
o
a
Po te
flight
PD4444,
which
was
scheduled
to
fly
f om
Victo ia
I te atio al
Ai po t
to
To o to
o
August
6.
The
flight
was
p epa i g
to
head
fo
the
u way
whe
c ew
membe s
oticed
that
a
child
was
ot
wea i g
the
seatbelt.The
pa e ts
a d
the
c ew
membe s
failed
to
get
the
child
buckled
i to
the
seat,
followi g
which
the
flight
abo ted
the
takeoff
as
it
was
co side ed
a
u safe
co ditio .
“Attempts
by
the
accompa yi g
pa e t
a d
c ew
to
add ess
this
we e
u successful.
The
ai c aft
could
ot
takeoff
i
this
u safe
co ditio ,
so
the
c ew
elected
to
etu
to
the
te mi al
a d
have
the
passe ge s
disemba k,”
the
ai li e
said.The
seco d
optio
was
to
leave
the
misbehavi g
child
a d
the
pa e ts
who
could
ot
co t ol
thei
child
a d
fly
with
the
est
of
the
passe ge s.
But
by
the
time
the
ai li e
c ew
was
able
to
etu
the
pla e
to
the
gate,
get
the
child
a d
the
pa e ts
off
alo g
with
thei
bags
a d
complete
the
ecessa y
pape wo k,
it
was
too
late.
The
ai po t
closes
its
u way
at
12.30
am.The
flight
was
the
escheduled
to
August
7
at
10.49
pm
a d
the
eached
To o to
o
Satu day
mo i g.

It’s
ot
k ow
whethe
the
affected
passe ge s
we e
compe sated
because
of
the
24-hou
delay.

I cide t
t igge s
debate
o
soft
pa e ti g

The
i cide t
stu ed
social
media
use s
as
absolutely
idiculous
a d
they
questio ed
how
the
pa e ts
could
ot
make
thei
child
sit
a d
i stead
pushed
othe
passe ge s
to
a
se ies
of
u towa d
i cide ts.
“The
pa e ts
did ‘t
do
a ythi g,
appa e tly
they
said
it’s
his
i dividual
ight
to
ot
wea
a
seat
belt,
acco di g
to
people
i
/Victo iaBC
o
the
flight,”
o e
w ote
o
Reddit.“How
idiculous
is
that?
Retu
to
the
gate,
quickly
u load
the
child
a d
pa e ts
a d
leave,”
o e
X
use
posted.“The
pa e ts
should
be
fi ed,”
a othe
X
use
posted.
“Pa e ts
should
have
gotte
off
a d
fo feited
thei
bags
to
allow
the
pla e
to
co ti ue,”
o e
w ote.