{
  "id": 329580,
  "title": "Porter Airlines flight cancelled after child refuses seatbelt; passengers stuck overnight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/porter-airlines-flight-cancelled-after-child-refuses-seatbelt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T17:28:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/porter-airlines-flight-cancelled-after-child-refuses-seatbelt-passengers-stuck-overnight-101786207720471.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto was cancelled on Thursday night, August 6, due to a child refusing to wear a seatbelt. The aircraft, flight PD444, had already left the terminal and was taxiing towards the runway when the crew noticed the child standing in their seat and not fastening their seatbelt. Despite attempts by the parents and cabin crew to resolve the issue, the child could not be safely secured. The airline stated that the aircraft could not take off with an unsecured passenger. The crew returned the aircraft to the terminal, where passengers were asked to disembark. This resulted in a lengthy operational delay as the airline had to remove the family from the flight, locate and unload their checked baggage, refile its flight plan with air traffic control, and complete necessary incident paperwork. These procedures took enough time that the aircraft could not depart before Victoria International Airport's overnight runway curfew. Consequently, the flight was cancelled and passengers were rebooked onto a flight the following day.",
  "summary": "A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was cancelled when a child refused to fasten their seatbelt.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Porter Airlines flight cancelled when parent and crew can’t get standing child buckled in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/porter-airlines-flight-cancelled-when-parent-and-crew-cant-get",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:23:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Porter flight cancelled after child refused to wear seatbelt for takeoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/porter-flight-cancelled-after-child-refused-to-wear-seatbelt-for",
        "published": "2026-08-08T18:38:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Flight to Toronto cancelled over child standing on seat: Porter Airlines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/flight-to-toronto-cancelled-over-child-standing-on-seat-porter",
        "published": "2026-08-08T20:14:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Porter flight from Victoria to Toronto cancelled after child refuses to be buckled in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/porter-flight-from-victoria-to-toronto-cancelled-after-child-refuses",
        "published": "2026-08-08T21:42:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}