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A Porter Airlines flight at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt. The aircraft returned to the gate after attempts by the parent and crew to secure the child were unsuccessful, leaving other passengers stranded for the night.
Porter Airlines confirmed that the flight was cancelled due to safety concerns when a child refused to secure their seatbelt, prompting the aircraft to return to the terminal. Passengers had to disembark, and further delays resulted in them being stranded overnight in British Columbia.
Porter Airlines confirmed the cancellation of flight PD444, stating the child’s refusal to sit down created unsafe conditions for take-off, leading to a return to the terminal for disembarkation. Passengers expressed frustration, with some calling for compensation, though the airline has not yet announced any measures to address their requests.
What remains unclear — Porter Airlines has not announced whether it will compensate passengers affected by the cancelled flight.
Flight cancelled after child refuses to sit and fasten seatbelt in Canada
The flight to Toronto was forced to make all of its passengers disembark (Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images)
A flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.
A Porter Airlines service at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia had left the terminal and was heading for the runway.
According to the airline, cabin crew and the child’s parent had tried repeatedly to secure the youngster in their seat to no avail.
Without the child strapped into their seat, the plane was forced to return to the gate so the parent and child could be removed along with their luggage.
Other passengers on the Toronto-bound flight PD444 also had to disembark the aircraft while flight plans were refiled among other paperwork.
Passengers were left stranded in British Columbia for the night because the incident delayed the flight past the runway’s closure time at 12.30am,resulting in the flight being cancelled.
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A spokesperson for Porter Airlines confirmed the flight was cancelled after the child created unsafe conditions for take-off (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Porter Airlines said in a statement that the child, whose age has not been reported, had been ‘standing in their seat’ creating unsafe conditions for take-off.
Brad Cicero, a spokesman for the Toronto-based airline, said: ‘After the aircraft left the terminal and proceeded to the runway for departure, a young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seatbelt.
‘Attempts by the accompanying parent and crew to address this were unsuccessful.
‘The aircraft could not takeoff in this unsafe condition, so the crew elected to return to the terminal and have the passengers disembark.
‘We apologise for the effect this had on other passengers, who were able to depart on a flight the following day.’
Passengers speaking to Canadian broadcaster CBC said they was ‘a lot of frustration’ over the situation, with one explaining that the child was acting in fear rather than bad behaviour.
Ayreh Kozuch said: ‘They just kept hiding under their seat. If they got forced into being strapped in, they just kind of slid out underneath.”
Passengers on the plane were left stranded in British Columbia following the incident (Picture: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press v)
Another passenger, Hillary Hertzberg, said ‘it took forever’ for the parent and child to leave the plane.
‘The kid eventually got off the plane at 11.30pm, so we had been on the flight for almost an hour at that point.’
She said she wanted the airline to cover the costs for the passengers. Porter Airlines has not publicly commented on whether it would compensate passengers.
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August 10, 2026
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August 10, 2026
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Zelenskyy claims Russia prepares to deploy more North Korean troops
North Korean Troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Russia is preparing to deploy an additional contingent of 30,000-50,000 North Korean troops on its territory.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Russia is preparing to deploy an additional contingent of 30,000-50,000 North Korean troops on its territory.
Military Collaboration
North Korea’s military partnership with Russia, including the possible deployment of up to 50,000 troops, could significantly enhance Russia’s operational capacity in the ongoing conflict.
North Korea’s military partnership with Russia, including the possible deployment of up to 50,000 troops, could significantly enhance Russia’s operational capacity in the ongoing conflict.
Zelenskyy’s Warning
“This is the first time they cannot wage war without supplements from North Korea,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated regarding Russia’s deepening military ties with Pyongyang.
“This is the first time they cannot wage war without supplements from North Korea,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated regarding Russia’s deepening military ties with Pyongyang.
Russia preparing to station more North Korean troops on its territory, Zelenskyy says
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Russia was preparing to station more North Korean troops on its territory and had received more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang.
Zelenskyy has repeatedly warned of deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while appealing for more Western air-defence supplies.
“This is the first time they cannot wage war without supplements from North Korea,” he said in his nightly address, referring to Russian forces.
“They are now preparing to deploy an additional contingent of Koreans on their territory. They have received, just imagine, additional ballistic missiles from North Korea,” he added.
The Ukrainian leader did not present any evidence or a timeframe supporting the claim.
But he urged Japan and South Korea to provide air defence aid, saying it was needed to curb Pyongyang’s force, which is growing stronger on the experience it is gaining while helping Moscow.
At the weekend, Zelenskyy said a decision had been taken for 30,000-50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on Russian soil. He did not explain how he obtained the figures.
North Korea has become one of Russia’s closest military partners since Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defence pact in June 2024.
Moscow used the North Korean troops in a counteroffensive later that year that pushed Ukrainian forces out of the border Kursk region.
Kursk offensive
About 600 North Korean troops were killed fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last year.
North Korea has suffered some 4,700 casualties, including injuries and deaths, the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) told a parliamentary committee.
About 2,000 injured soldiers were repatriated to North Korea by air or train between January and March, according to the NIS.
The dead soldiers were cremated in Russia before their remains were sent back home, the intelligence agency said.
The assessment came after Pyongyang confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which Ukraine took control of in a surprise incursion.
Meanwhile, North Korea’s economy was showing signs of recovery as Pyongyang deepened trade and diplomatic ties with Russia and China, South Korea’s unification ministry said in a report in April.
Rigid socialist planning and high military spending undermined growth in North Korea for years, as have sweeping international sanctions aimed at scuppering its development of nuclear weapons.
China has long been the diplomatically isolated country’s main economic backer, though Pyongyang has also drawn closer to Moscow since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Those relationships are now driving an improved economic outlook, with the North appearing to have “moved beyond a period of contraction” and “entered a phase of gradual recovery,” according to the South Korean ministry.
Analysts said the North was also receiving economic and military technology assistance from Russia in return for sending troops and ammunition to help it fight Ukraine.
Additional sources • AP, AFP
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