Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says

A passenger on a Porter Airlines flight to Toronto said the child whose refusal to buckle up was cited in the cancellation was not at fault. The flight was canceled last week after Porter determined there was an “unsafe situation” that prevented takeoff from Victoria. The crew returned to the terminal so the child and a parent could get off the plane. Porter said the time required to bridge the aircraft, deplane the duo, retrieve baggage, and file new flight plans was too late because the Victoria runway closes at 12:30 a.m. Porter apologized and said other passengers had to wait for the next-day flight.