# "Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated"

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**Created:** [August 10, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260 "2026-08-10T01:32:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260/48 "2026-08-10T14:22:26Z")

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> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#):
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> Once he’s already in he keeps taking it back off.

To be clear, I’m not asserting that’s what happened. I’m throwing it out as a possible scenario as to why the parent couldn’t physically restrain the child.

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