Passengers 'removed from Heathrow plane after fight over Trump MAGA cap'

According to The Sun, the American passengers started arguing when one asked the other to remove the red hat - worn by supporters of Donald Trump - as they waited to board the British Airways (BA) flight in Terminal 5.

The woman wearing the cap refused, at which point punches were exchanged and the pair were later escorted off the flight, the newspaper said.

The Metropolitan Police told Sky News that officers at the airport were called to an incident shortly after 12.45pm on Monday.

"A woman in her 40s and a woman in her 60s made counter allegations of affray," the force said.

The row caused the flight bound for Texas to take off two hours late, The Sun reported.

BA said in a statement to Sky News: "We apologised to our customers for the delay and got them on the way as quickly as possible."

MAGA caps have been worn by supporters of Mr Trump since he adopted the slogan during his first presidential election campaign, which he won in 2016.

With the US election on 5 November just round the corner, tensions are high between supporters of the Republican presidential candidate and his Democratic rival US Vice President Kamala Harris.

-SKY NEWS