How fucked up is that? Tie the kid up LOL
A flight bound for Toronto was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, Porter Airlines has said.
Flight PD444 from Victoria International Airport in B.C. to Toronto's Pearson International Airport did not take off as a safety precaution, a spokesperson for Porter Airlines told CBC Toronto in a statement Saturday.
The aircraft left the terminal and headed to the runway for departure but a young child standing in their seat did not secure their seatbelt, despite attempts by the accompanying parent and cabin crew, Brad Cicero said.
The unsafe situation meant the aircraft could not take off, so flight attendants opted to return to the terminal and disembark passengers, he added.
The time required to bridge the aircraft, deplane the child and parent, retrieve their baggage and refile paperwork meant the plane would have departed too late, according to Cicero, who said Victoria's airport runway closes at 12:30 a.m.
"We apologize for the effect this had on other passengers, who were able to depart on a flight the following day," Cicero said.
The aircraft departed the following afternoon, Cicero said.
'A lot of frustration': passenger
Passenger Aryeh Kozuch says there was definitely "a lot of frustration," but the child wasn't being bratty or uncontrollable — rather, they were very scared.
"They just kept hiding under their seat. If they got forced into [being] strapped in, they just kind of slid out underneath."
But other passengers say the airline could have done more in a timelier fashion.
"It took forever," said Hillary Hertzberg. "The kid eventually got off the plane at 11:30 [p.m.], so we had been on the flight for about almost an hour at that point."
She says Porter also wasn't great at communication — especially after the flight was cancelled and passengers had to try and find a place to stay for the night.
"Luckily I had a place to stay," she said.
Others had to scramble for a room at a hotel, according to Hertzberg.
Now, she says she wants Porter to compensate passengers' expenses.
When asked, Porter Airlines would not say if it will do so.
A flight bound for Toronto was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, Porter Airlines has said.
Flight PD444 from Victoria International Airport in B.C. to Toronto's Pearson International Airport did not take off as a safety precaution, a spokesperson for Porter Airlines told CBC Toronto in a statement Saturday.
The aircraft left the terminal and headed to the runway for departure but a young child standing in their seat did not secure their seatbelt, despite attempts by the accompanying parent and cabin crew, Brad Cicero said.
The unsafe situation meant the aircraft could not take off, so flight attendants opted to return to the terminal and disembark passengers, he added.
The time required to bridge the aircraft, deplane the child and parent, retrieve their baggage and refile paperwork meant the plane would have departed too late, according to Cicero, who said Victoria's airport runway closes at 12:30 a.m.
"We apologize for the effect this had on other passengers, who were able to depart on a flight the following day," Cicero said.
The aircraft departed the following afternoon, Cicero said.
'A lot of frustration': passenger
Passenger Aryeh Kozuch says there was definitely "a lot of frustration," but the child wasn't being bratty or uncontrollable — rather, they were very scared.
"They just kept hiding under their seat. If they got forced into [being] strapped in, they just kind of slid out underneath."
But other passengers say the airline could have done more in a timelier fashion.
"It took forever," said Hillary Hertzberg. "The kid eventually got off the plane at 11:30 [p.m.], so we had been on the flight for about almost an hour at that point."
She says Porter also wasn't great at communication — especially after the flight was cancelled and passengers had to try and find a place to stay for the night.
"Luckily I had a place to stay," she said.
Others had to scramble for a room at a hotel, according to Hertzberg.
Now, she says she wants Porter to compensate passengers' expenses.
When asked, Porter Airlines would not say if it will do so.
. If you can’t control your kid you shouldn’t be travelling with them
