Na Wa oh! This 19month old toddler was forcibly removed from a London bound flight cos she was crying.

A crying nineteen-month-old girl was removed from a plane and met by police after being deemed a security breach.

As the aircraft taxied on the runway at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, bound for London Luton, Sarina Aziz became agitated after cabin crew asked that she sit on her parents' lap.

Ariella and Mark Aziz, who live in north London, struggled to keep their daughter still after strapping her in the connector belt required for children under the age of two.

However they say they were shocked to find that staff had decided to alert the captain, who took the decision to halt the flight and call security to remove the family from the plane.

Speaking to MailOnline Travel, father Mark, who revealed the family are seeking legal advice over the incident, said: 'I want to emphasise that we wanted to, and were, complying with the crew and their instructions.

'I was simply trying to restrain our daughter who had become unhappy after being moved from a child seat onto our laps.

'We had actually purchased a seat for her to sit in, and she was very happy in that and belted in correctly.

'But the stewardess came up to us and said that their policy was for the child to be seated on a parent's lap; we said we were happy to go along with this and were in no way argumentative.'

Mr Aziz described how after being moved from her seat, his daughter became frustrated and unhappy, and it became difficult to keep her subdued.

'All we were doing was asking the cabin crew what we can do, and asking for help,' he added.

After his daughter continued to show displeasure at the seating arrangements, Mr Aziz claims another steward who did not see the incident unfold, marched over to him 'very aggressively.'

'I was quite surprised at the manner at which he came over and spoke to me,' continued Mr Aziz.

'He was standing over me, shouting and it felt like he was trying to provoke me.

'I felt very threatened; he was saying "you've got to sort it," and that he would not help as it was not his problem.' 

Speaking to Jewish News Online, mother Ariella said: 'It was like a terrorist incident, I couldn't believe it. 

'The next thing you know we're all in squad cars heading back to Ben Gurion.'

Mrs Aziz admitted she struggled to control her daughter and that she was 'screaming' and 'hitting her head,' but was left shocked at the 'aggressive' cabin staff.

The incident led to more delays for the packed plane full of passengers, which was already running behind schedule.

Fellow passenger Ben Wasserstrum described how the pilot said that there had been 'a security breach,' before returning those on board to the terminal. 

A spokesperson for Transavia told MailOnline Travel that because the child was misbehaving and not following instructions, the decision was taken to eject her from the flight. 

'It is very important that flight safety instructions are followed by all our passengers. It was unfortunate that the child was ill, but even then the flight safety rules must be followed. 

'Safety of our passengers and crew is our first and most important priority.'

However, Mr Aziz refutes that his daughter was 'ill' and says she was only sick after a reaction to being moved.

'I was covered in sick after my daughter was made to move onto my lap, and we received no sympathy from the staff whatsoever,' he added.

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