The parent and flight crew were unable to convince the child, causing an “unsafe condition” for takeoff from Victoria, B.C. on Thursday night.

By the time the parent and child disembarked it was past 12:30 a.m. when the airport runway closes for the night.

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

A fellow passenger says the child was frightened rather than badly behaved