Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt
The incident has led to a debate online over how tolerant airlines should be to travelling families, and how strictly parents should enforce airline's rules. Some have said it was an example of what happens when parents are too "gentle" on their children. The Fox News morning programme debated it, with co-host Charles Hurt saying he supported physical discipline.
- ▪The incident has led to a debate online over how tolerant airlines should be to travelling families, and how strictly parents should enforce airline's rules.
- ▪Some have said it was an example of what happens when parents are too "gentle" on their children.
- ▪The Fox News morning programme debated it, with co-host Charles Hurt saying he supported physical discipline.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 28 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated — NYT — Business
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Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat beltImage source, Getty ImagesByMax MatzaPublished44 minutes agoThe cancellation of a flight in Canada after a child refused to wear their seat belt has reignited a debate about the etiquette and safety procedures relating to children travelling on planes.The Porter Airlines flight, which was preparing to depart from Victoria to Toronto on 6 August had to return to the terminal as a "young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seat belt", the airline said.The delay meant that the flight could not depart before the runway closed after midnight so passengers had to be rebooked on a flight the following day.The incident has split opinion about how children should be treated in such situations and how airlines…
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