Flight canceled after toddler refused to buckle seat belt, stranding passengers overnight

Porter Airlines flight 444 was expected to leave from Victoria International Airport at 10:30 p.m. and had begun taxiing when a flight attendant noticed the child.

"A young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seatbelt," the airline shared with Fox News Digital in a statement, adding that neither the adult with the child nor the crew were able to get the child buckled.

Because the airport has a takeoff curfew of 12:30 a.m., and it took time to get the passengers in question and their luggage off the plane and do the necessary paperwork, the flight had to be canceled. 

The other passengers had to stay the night.

"We apologize for the effect this had on other passengers," Porter added.

It's unclear how old the child was.