Two women were removed from a British Airways flight after a fight reportedly broke out over a passenger wearing a Donald Trump MAGA baseball cap.
The incident occurred while passengers were waiting at Heathrow Terminal 5 to board flight BA191 bound for Austin, Texas, on October 28. Sun information.
A woman told another passenger to take off the red hat she was wearing, with presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) slogan.
When the Trump supporter refused, punches were allegedly thrown at him. The fight continued on board, in the plane’s premium economy class, where both women were seated.
The police were called and the women, who were still insulting each other, were escorted off the plane.
The incident occurred while passengers were waiting at Heathrow Terminal 5 to board flight BA191 bound for Austin, Texas, on October 28 (file image of the plane taking off at Heathrow)
The plane was held on the runway for two hours due to the fight. The flight was scheduled for 12:10 p.m., but did not actually leave Heathrow at 2:11 p.m.
Neither woman was arrested, but both allegedly accused each other of affray while being questioned by police.
A source at Heathrow airport told the Sun that tensions were “through the roof” so close to the US election on November 5.
“The airline crew could not risk a full-scale crash at 30,000 feet,” the source cited as the reason the woman was removed from the plane.
The source further said that there was no similar incident where a BA flight was delayed because of a baseball cap, making this fight “extraordinary.”
The Metropolitan Police described the women as one in her 40s and another in her 60s, according to the Sun. The investigation into the BA flight incident continues.
MailOnline has contacted British Airways for comment.