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Supporters of President Donald Trump got into a angry shouting match with other passengers on a Washington-bound American Airlines plane after they projected a “Trump 2020” logo on the cabin ceiling and walls. The Trump supporters said a passenger threatened to kill them, and there was yelling back and forth. A flight attendant intervened, telling one passenger in the aisle to sit down. The incident occurred on Tuesday night after American's flight 1291 from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC, and was taxiing to the gate. The scene was posted on Twitter by Maranie Staab, a journalist who says on her website that she focuses on human rights and social-justice issues. “Our team is reviewing this incident," said American Airlines spokesman Curtis Blessing. "We applaud our outstanding crewmembers for their professionalism in de-escalating a tense onboard situation and getting our customers to their destination safely.”<br/>

Cathay Pacific will operate a handful of flights from Hong Kong to London Heathrow from 12 January, but return services will remain suspended. The airline says it will operate flights to Heathrow on 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21 and 24 January, “in order to assist customers needing to travel to the UK”. Its scheduled flight to Manchester on 15 January has now been cancelled. Cathay announced on 21 December that it would suspend all services to and from the UK between 22 December and 10 January. The carrier normally operates daily flights to Heathrow and a weekly service between Hong Kong and Manchester. The move followed Hong Kong’s decision to ban all commercial passenger flights to and from the UK, in an attempt to stop the spread of a new, more infectious Covid-19 variant that was discovered in the country. All flights from the UK to Hong Kong will remain suspended until 25 January, says Cathay.<br/>