Toddler tantrum almost forces family off Langkawi-KL flight, airline cites safety regulations

An airline cited safety regulations for almost forcing a family to disembark from a Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur flight recently. The incident on Wednesday went viral after a man claimed on Facebook that his family was almost removed from the MYAirline flight because his two-year-old child was not properly seated and buckled up as the plane was getting ready for take off. He claimed the cabin crew refused to provide an infant belt or seat belt extender to allow the child – who had just turned two years old – to sit with the mother, as it was “against policy”. The man said his child was distraught and would not remain seated with the seat belt buckled, which prompted the cabin crew to repeatedly remind him to keep the child seated. After a brief argument, the cabin crew consulted the pilot who announced over the plane that the family would have to be removed if they did not follow the instructions. The man said they managed to comply in the end despite protests and crying from his child, and the take-off was successful. He added that the whole incident was embarrassing and that a group of ground staff also tried to convince them to delete video clips of the incident after they landed.<br/>