Something interesting happened last Thursday in Canada, which showed that truly, “the law is an ass”. A Porter airline flight failed to take off because it had a stubborn child onboard. Then the airport management canceled the flight because the relevant runway had to close at its routine time.
Child rejects seat belt in Flight from YYJ
On Thursday, July 6th, a Porter airline flight attendant noticed a child standing on a seat. That seat was meant for the flight crew of the aircraft destined for Toronto, YYZ Airport.
The incident was unfolding at the YYJ, Canada’s Victoria International Airport, where a mother could not buckle up her child. The child adamantly refused its seat belt to be fastened.
According to the airline, the crew’s efforts to settle the child appropriately also failed. They could not fasten the child’s seat belt, and the issue escalated to the passenger being let off.
Hence, the pilot had no choice but to return the aircraft to the terminal. In short, although the airplane was ready for take off, doors closed and all, the flight could not proceed.
Sometimes incidents happen and cause flight delays or cancellations.
Everyone Disembarks from the Porter Airline Flight
On returning to the terminal, all the passengers disembarked. Why did they disembark? Well, routine demands it. Whenever a flight has a non-compliant passenger, everyone disembarks, and not just the irritant passenger.
Logic: It ensures that everyone gets out of harm’s way, in case a scuffle ensues.
Crew members had to follow that protocol at YYJ as well. The crew adhered to the rule even though the stubborn passenger was merely a child whose mother was cooperating.
Porter Airline Flight Canceled due to Airport Protocols
Every institution has its routine, and Victoria International Airport is no exception. As the aircraft returned to the terminal, the runway the Porter airline was using was not too far from closing.
Apparently, the runway closes at 12:30 a. m. as a matter of routine. Hence, as the disembarking process continued, the runway was preparing to close, and it ultimately did.
That meant the Porter airline flight PD444 from YYJ to Toronto could not proceed. Airport management postponed it to the following day, and the passengers spent the night at the airport.
Truly, the law is an ass. The aircraft failed to leave YYJ for YYZ because of two things.
One, all passengers had to disembark alongside the child and its mother, and then board again.
Two, the airport had to wind up the runway operations at its routine time. In other words, YYJ had to follow airport protocols every other inconvenience notwithstanding.