Flight canceled after toddler refused to buckle seat belt, stranding passengers overnight

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An evening flight from British Columbia toPorter Airlines flight 444 was expected to leave from Victoria International Airport at 10:30 p.m.and had begun taxiing when a flight attendant noticed the child.

“A young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seatbelt,�

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“The aircraft could not take off in thisunsafe condition, so the crew elected to return to the terminal and have the passengers disembark,” the airline added.

Porter Airlines plane departs from Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.

Porter Airlines flight 444 was expected to leave from Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, but a young child had other ideas.(NurPhoto via Getty Images, File)

Because the airport has a takeoff curfew of 12:30 a.m., and it took time to get the passengers in question and their luggage off the plane and do the necessary paperwork, the flight had to be canceled.

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The other passengers had to stay the night.