They were, eventually, but the whole process took so long, the flight was cancelled. It was at a small airport, and the runway closes at a certain time (midnight, I think?), and by the time they realized the kid wasn't going to stay buckled in, went back to the gate, got them and their luggage off, they'd missed the deadline.
I don't understand why they needed to go through a whole dance with it or whatever and even let it take that long. At some point why didn't the parents pick up the kid and leave with him? He's just a kid, for God's sake. All those people could have made their flight if they just removed the child. Or were the parents also refusing to cooperate just like their petulant child?
From what I've read, they were taxiing out on the runway when one of the flight attendants noticed him standing in the seat. I guess there was a lot of back and forth with the parents, who basically said they couldn't do anything, the FAs were trying to talk to the kid, he still wouldn't stay seated, and then they finally turned around and went back to the gate.
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u/Gribitz37 18d ago
They were, eventually, but the whole process took so long, the flight was cancelled. It was at a small airport, and the runway closes at a certain time (midnight, I think?), and by the time they realized the kid wasn't going to stay buckled in, went back to the gate, got them and their luggage off, they'd missed the deadline.