Beating women thrown off airplane for bickering over this baseball cap!

London (United Kingdom) - A heated dispute over a "Make America Great Again" cap, as worn by supporters of US presidential candidate Donald Trump (78), has costtwo women their flight to the USA.

A "Make America Great Again" cap caused a flight delay.
A "Make America Great Again" cap caused a flight delay.  © Matt Rourke/AP/dpa

The British Airways plane finally took off for Austin, Texas, around two hours late, according to the company.

The trigger was the red baseball cap: a passenger was wearing the cap as she waited to board at London's Heathrow Airport. Another passenger got so upset that the two women got into a fight in the gate area, as theSun newspaper reported.

The argument continued on the plane, where both passengers were seated in the same section. Finally, the crew decided to call the police - the officers escorted the political opponents off the plane.

No arrests were made, but the women accused each other of involvement in a brawl, according to the police.

The crew did not want to risk a fight at an altitude of more than nine kilometers

The British Airways plane did not take off until two hours later due to a conflict between two women.
The British Airways plane did not take off until two hours later due to a conflict between two women.  © Steve Parsons/PA Wire/dpa

"With the US presidential election approaching, tensions are skyrocketing," the Sun quoted a source at Heathrow as saying. "The crew couldn't risk a real brawl breaking out at 30,000 feet (more than 9,000 meters)."

Next Tuesday there will be an election in the USA: Donald Trump is running for the Republicans, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris (60) for the Democrats.

"British Airways staff cannot recall a flight being delayed because of a passenger's baseball cap," Heathrow continued. "This was extraordinary."