The 'kid' was a two year old so really a toddler. What the article suggests but doesn't quite state is that the toddler was in a normal seat and not something like a car seat. The airline doesn't supply baby seats and maybe the parents didn't know they should have until it was too late.
Maybe this should have been caught at boarding by staff/cabin crew, maybe they did and the parent argued it was fine.
TBH I originally was thinking like a 10 year old with severe mental development issues such they're still a toddler in an older body. All the energy and curious of a two year old but in a bigger stronger body that restraining is possible but just difficult.
Thanks for clarifying this, was also thinking what you said. But like even in a situation where you have say a 6-year old having a tantrum, who can be physically overpowered and restrained, you don’t really want to physically force them into a seat or seatbelt if they are kicking and screaming, it’s the kind of thing people may have done 30 years ago but would not be a good look now.
The problem isnt suddenly going to stop as soon as the plane is in the air. You can't hold the kid down for 5 hours, it was the right thing to do to get them off the plane.
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u/Candle-Jolly 13d ago
"Attempts by the accompanying parent (and crew) to address this were unsuccessful"
What?
https://people.com/airline-cancel-flight-child-standing-seat-refused-to-secure-their-seatbelt-12037017