Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA child refused to sit down and do up their seatbelt (stock image) (Alamy/PA)A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled after a young child refused to sit and fasten their seatbelt. The aircraft returned to the gate, but delays in removing the family and refiling paperwork caused the flight to miss the airport runway closure deadline. Passengers were forced to stay overnight in British Columbia before the flight eventually departed the following afternoon. Witnesses stated the child appeared frightened rather than misbehaved, repeatedly hiding under the seat and sliding out of the seatbelt. Canadian aviation regulations strictly require all passengers, including young children, to be safely buckled in during taxiing, take-off, and landing. In fullAirline forced to cancel flight after child refuses to sit down and fasten seatbeltMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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