Wednesday, October 30, 2024 – Two women were hauled off
a British Airways flight after a fight reportedly broke out over a
passenger wearing a Donald Trump MAGA baseball cap.
According to Sun, the incident happened as passengers waited
in Heathrow’s Terminal 5 to board the BA191 flight to Austin, Texas,
on October 28.
One woman told another female passenger to take off the red
hat she was wearing, with presidential nominee Donald Trump’s ‘Make America
Great Again’ (MAGA) slogan on it.
When the Trump supporter refused, punches were reportedly
thrown. The brawl continued onboard, in the aircraft’s premium economy, where
both women were seated.
Police were called and the women were escorted off the
plane.
The plane was held on the tarmac for two hours due to the
brawl. The flight was scheduled for departure at 12.10pm, but only
actually left Heathrow at 2.11pm.
Neither of the women was arrested, but they allegedly both
accused each other of starting the fight while being questioned by police.
A source at Heathrow airport told the Sun that tensions were
‘sky high’ this close to the US election on November 5.
‘Airline crew could not run the risk of a full scale
punch-up at 30,000ft,’ the source named as the reason why the woman were
removed from the aircraft.
The source furthermore said there had been no similar
incident where a BA flight was delayed due to a baseball cap, making this brawl
‘extraordinary’.
The Met Police described the women as one being in her 40s
and another being in her 60s, according to the Sun. The probe into the incident
on the BA flight is ongoing
