MAGA Hat Sparks Brawl at Heathrow, Delays Flight

Two American women were removed from a British Airways flight after a dispute over a MAGA hat escalated to physical aggression.

The altercation began in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport when a woman wearing a MAGA hat was confronted by another passenger.
The confrontation escalated from verbal exchanges to physical aggression, resulting in both women being removed from the flight.
The incident delayed the British Airways flight to Austin, Texas, by two hours as police intervened to de-escalate the situation.
Both women, in their 40s and 60s, made counter allegations of affray, though neither was arrested by the police.
British Airways apologized to passengers for the delay, marking the incident as unprecedented for a flight delay caused by a passenger's cap.