British Airways 'MAGA hat brawl': Two women removed from flight after 'fighting over Trump hat' at Heathrow

Two women person been removed from a British Airways level astatine London Heathrow aft they reportedly began warring implicit a Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” chapeau 1 of them was wearing.

The altercation is said to person breached retired arsenic they and different passengers waited to committee a formation to Austin, Texas, astatine Terminal 5 connected Monday afternoon.

A pistillate rider reportedly took contented with a reddish headdress bearing Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan that was being worn by different pistillate waiting to board, and demanded she took it off.

The Trump protagonist is said to person refused, and punches were allegedly exchanged successful beforehand of different passengers.

The confrontation is past said to person continued connected committee the plane.

The skipper called for help, and constabulary arrived to region the women from the flight.

They were reportedly not connected committee erstwhile it near astir 2.10pm, 2 hours down schedule.

A Heathrow root described the combat arsenic “extraordinary”. They told The Sun: “Airline unit could not tally the hazard of a afloat standard punch-up astatine 30,000ft.

“BA officials cannot callback a formation being delayed earlier owed to a passenger’s shot cap. It was extraordinary.”

The Met constabulary has confirmed it is investigating.

“Shortly aft 12.45pm connected Monday, October 28, constabulary astatine Heathrow were made alert of an incidental involving 2 women waiting to committee a level successful Terminal 5,” said a spokesperson.

“A pistillate successful her 40s and a pistillate successful her 60s made antagonistic allegations of affray. Enquiries are ongoing.”

A British Airways spokesperson said successful a statement: “We apologised to our customers for the hold and got them connected the mode arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.”

The combat came arsenic governmental tensions are moving precocious successful the US, as the November 5 wide election, which volition spot Republican Donald Trump look disconnected against Democrat Kamala Harris, looms.

Texas has agelong been a Republican state, having not voted Democrat since 1976. But enactment for Trump has dwindled determination successful caller years, voting has showed, portion enactment for Joe Biden astatine the past wide predetermination successful 2020 was the highest Democrat ballot the authorities has seen sine 1976, erstwhile Jimmy Carter was elected.