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Victoria-Toronto Porter flight cancelled after child refuses seatbelt
Victoria-Toronto Porter flight cancelled after child refuses seatbelt
Porter Airlines flight PD444 from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled on Thursday night after a toddler refused to wear a seatbelt. The aircraft had already left the terminal and was taxiing toward…
The Story in Brief
Porter Airlines flight PD444 from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled on Thursday night after a toddler refused to wear a seatbelt. The aircraft had already left the terminal and was taxiing toward the runway when crew saw the child standing in their seat. The parent and crew could not secure the child, so the plane returned to the gate.
The affected family and their luggage were removed. Refiling flight plans and completing paperwork took so long that the airport's runway closed at 12:30 a.m., stranding passengers overnight. Porter apologised and rebooked them for the next day. The flight finally departed Friday evening and arrived in Toronto early Saturday, according to FlightAware.
The Indian Opinion
Some will blame the parent, others the airline for not handling it faster. But safety rules exist for turbulence and take-off risks; crew cannot bend them. The real bottleneck was the runway curfew, a fixed deadline that turned a 20-minute delay into a full cancellation. Should airports or airlines build flexibility for such edge cases, or is a hard curfew the only way to keep night flights quiet? That question is worth watching.
Sources (3): livemint.com, timesnownews.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
