British Airways flight #BA246 was delayed after suffering multiple lightning strikes at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.

The Airbus A350K (registration G-XWBE) was on stand, preparing for the return flight to London Heathrow Airport when the tail was stuck multiple times in only few seconds.

The aircraft is 5 years old and arrived in São Paulo, Brazil on flight #BA247 the day before.

After the incident, engineers at look at the entry point at the tail and also looking for any exit point which could have damaged the fuselage.

After making sure all systems were operational, the aircraft was allowed to takeoff at 22:57 BRT, one hour late.

The flight is currently over Atlantic, expected to land at 12:27 GMT in London.

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As passengers waited to board a British Airways flight bound for Austin, Texas, one woman demanded the hat was taken off, which bore the slogan of the Republican US Presidential candidate Donald Trump. 

The incident occurred on Monday as the women, aged 40 and 60, were preparing to board a flight bound for Austin, Texas.

Witnesses said that one woman took offence at her fellow passenger’s red Maga hat, worn by supporters of the former US president Donald Trump, and asked that it be removed.

Flight BA191 had been due to depart the airport at 12.10pm and eventually took off at 2.11pm without the two women onboard.

Punches were allegedly exchanged between the two women, both booked to fly in premium economy, before they ended up squaring up to one another in the cabin. When the captain called for assistance, police arrived at the scene to escort the passengers from the aircraft.

Shortly after 12.45pm on Monday, 28 October, police at Heathrow were made aware of an incident involving two women waiting to board a plane in Terminal 5.

Police

British Airways said in a statement: “We apologised to our customers for the delay and got them on the way as quickly as possible.”

The Airbus A350-1000 (registration G-XWBE) finally took off 2 hours late and landed at 7:42pm CDT.

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