Jeremy Clarkson was at the centre of a new storm this past weekend after saying that babies should be put in the luggage hold on flights.
The Top Gear presenter had just flown to Scotland when he tweeted: “When will British Airways realise that babies belong in the hold?”
But Justine Roberts, of the website Mumsnet, hit back: “There are plenty of Mumsnet users hoping British Airways will realise Jeremy Clarkson belongs in the hold.”
Clarkson, 53, has a long history of talking himself into trouble. He has joked about the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle-pickers in Morecambe, suggested striking public sector workers should be shot, mocked Korean automobile workers for eating dogs and branded BMW ‘Nazis’”.
Yesterday, in response to The Mail on Sunday’s enquiries about babies flying he tweeted: “Mine didn’t fly till they were old enough to behave.”
BA said: “We welcome families, including infants, in all cabins.”
The BBC would not comment. -Mail on Sunday