{"id":807848,"date":"2026-08-09T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/807848\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T11:20:18","slug":"canadian-airline-cancels-flight-after-toddler-refuses-to-buckle-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/807848\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian airline cancels flight after toddler refuses to buckle up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">An evening flight from British Columbia to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21549\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/vacation-destinations\/toronto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Toronto<\/a> this week had to be canceled because a toddler refused to buckle their seat belt, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Porter 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.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;A young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seatbelt,&#8221; the airline shared with Fox News Digital in a statement, adding that neither the adult with the child nor the crew were able to get the child buckled.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21550\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/flight-passenger-blasts-incompetent-parents-after-unruly-child-forces-plane-delay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FLIGHT PASSENGER BLASTS &#8216;INCOMPETENT PARENTS&#8217; AFTER UNRULY CHILD FORCES PLANE DELAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The aircraft could not take off in this <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21551\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/travel-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">unsafe condition<\/a>, so the crew elected to return to the terminal and have the passengers disembark,&#8221; the airline added.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/porter-airlines-plane-departing-toronto-pearson.jpg\" alt=\"Porter Airlines plane departs from Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21552\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/we-thought-we-would-die-passengers-thrown-into-ceiling-during-terrifying-flight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8216;WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DIE&#8217;: PASSENGERS THROWN INTO CEILING DURING TERRIFYING FLIGHT<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The other passengers had to stay the night.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/victoria-international-airport-north-saanich.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria International Airport terminal in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Victoria International Airport&#8217;s runway closes at 12:30 p.m. (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The other passengers were <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21553\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/top-airline-offers-99-rescue-fares-thousands-left-stranded-spirit-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">rebooked on a Friday flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We apologize for the effect this had on other passengers,&#8221; Porter added.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/victoria-international-airport-aerial.jpg\" alt=\"Aircraft is guided to a terminal at Victoria International Airport as vehicles sit parked nearby.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The delayed passengers finally left the airport on Friday. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_travel_article_main-content_article-body_6_21554\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/family-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">child safety seat<\/a> or restraint device is required for children under two flying on the airline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It\u2019s unclear how old the child was.<\/p>\n<p>Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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