Flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seatbelt, leaves passengers stranded

By Mary Agbabiaka
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.
The parent and child were removed from the plane with their luggage, but the disruption meant the flight could not depart as planned.
The incident happened on Thursday at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, when the Toronto-bound flight was preparing to take off. The aircraft had left the terminal and was heading towards the runway when cabin crew and the child’s parent repeatedly tried to secure the child in their seat.
According to Porter Airlines, t...