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American Airlines passenger who freaked out over ‘not real’ person identified as Texas marketing executive Tiffany Gomas
Tiffany Gomas, a Dallas resident, told cops that the meltdown happened following an argument over wireless headphones
Awoman aboard an American Airlines flight who wascaught on camera freaking out over a passenger she bizarrely claimed was “not real” has been identified as a Texas marketing executive. Tiffany Gomas, a Dallas resident, told cops that the meltdown happened following an argument over wireless headphones. She was forced to leave the plane after the incident, which led to hours of delay for other passengers.
Tiffany served as vice president of Elevate Brand Marketing, and was even a “rising star” in 2017 by a trade publication. She lives in a $2 million home in the Lakewood neighbourhood.
“I’m telling you, I’m getting the f–k off and there’s a reason why I’m getting the f–k off and everyone can either believe it or they can not believe it,” Tiffany yelled in the video that circulated on social media. “I don’t give two f–ks, but I am telling you right now – that motherf–ker back there is NOT real.”
Despite her apparent fear, however, Tiffany was unwilling to leave the plane, New York Post reported. She had to be removed by staff.
Tiffany Gomas refused to sign a criminal trespass notice
Police have revealed that the incident took place after Tiffany lost her cool over relatives she was travelling with. She accused them of stealing her AirPods. “The female then started claiming the aircraft was not safe and did not want the aircraft to leave due to her believing it would not make it to its destination,” the July 2 complaint reads.
“Due to the statements the flight attendants felt the aircraft needed to be rescreened. [The airline manager] explained that the passenger was denied boarding and they wanted her escorted to the public side,” it adds.
Due to the nature of Tiffany’s complaints, the passengers aboard Flight 1009 from Fort Worth to Orlando had to deplane. They had to be screened through security as a precaution yet again. “TSA personnel arrived at the scene to conduct a full rescreening of the aircraft,” the paperwork said.
Tiffany was “distraught” by the time officers arrived, and was trying to board the plane again. “[The airline manager] gave Gomes a verbal criminal trespass notice, explaining she was denied boarding and needed to depart the secure area,” investigators said.
Tiffany was taken to the non-secure area of the airport, but she allegedly tried to get back into the boarding area several times, as per the documents. Police tracked her down to the terminal curb and found her waiting for an Uber. She refused to sign a criminal trespass notice she was handed, and also refused to show her ID to police. She was not formally arrested or taken into custody following the incident.
