An American Airlines passenger was the only one on his flight after it was delayed by 18 hours.
Started by a woman from dallas American Airlines flight Police documents reveal that the Texas to Orlando after panic video was able to make his way back to the safe side of the airport after several attempts to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint.
Tiffany Gumas, a 38-year-old marketing executive, was charged with trespassing after going viral before takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on July 2.
She voluntarily got off the plane and left the building, but then allegedly tried several times to get back through airport security.
Even though her boarding pass was revoked, it appears she was still active in the TSA system, according to the police report.
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Tiffany Gumas, a Dallas marketing executive, points to an American Airlines plane during a crash that was discovered by other passengers in a video July 2. (@knuckelslawncare/TikTok)
“After our initial interaction, communications advised that Gomas continued to pass through the TSA checkpoint and attempt to make her way to the safe side of the station,” the officers wrote.
At 1845 hrs, the carrier reported that GOMAS had passed through the TSA checkpoint at the A12 and made its way to the secure side of the terminal. An American Airlines manager told us that even though the GOMAS ticket had been cancelled, and refused to board, the TSA system still Recognizes that her ticket is valid.”
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Officers added that “no breach occurred” because Gomas was still going through all steps of the screening process.
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed that when Gomas returned to the checkpoint, she was not carrying any prohibited items and did not pose an aviation security risk.
American Airlines planes sit near the hangar at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport April 4, 2012. (Reuters/Tim Sharp/Reuters Photo)
TSA agents did not have the authority to arrest her, however Airport police She responded a second time and eventually found her outside waiting for an Uber. Then I left.
Not only has the viral video inspired countless imitations and reactions online, but it also features artists replicating the scene on canvas, posters, T-shirts and memes.
One photo, by illustrator Travis Chapman, shows an illustration of Goumas pointing to a cabin filled with make-up characters—including Bigfoot, a unicorn, and a big-eyed alien.
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“The inspiration was watching the video 1,000 times, and what she was saying about ‘motherf—er isn’t real,’ so I just included all the fantasy creatures I could think of,” he told FOX Business.
Canvas reproductions can be found at his Etsy page, The painting garnered nearly a thousand five-star reviews on the first day it went on sale.
An artist’s rendering of the American Airlines collapse by Tiffany Gomas. (Travis Chapman / Fox News)
According to the police report, Gomas initially got into an argument with a family member about her Apple AirPods before telling the flight attendants that she didn’t think the plane was safe or could reach its destination in one piece.
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in Video full of profanityGomas looked agitated and dejected as she walked down the aisle and announced, “I’m telling you, I’m slashing, and there’s a reason I’m going to do it, and everyone can either believe it or they can’t believe it.”
Moments later, she pointed to someone in the back of the plane.
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“I don’t give a damn about two things,” she said, “but I’m telling you now—that mother back there isn’t real.”
The footage was first posted by TikTok user @texaskansasnnn, but has since been removed from that account.
humorist Islands top He was also a passenger on the flight.
A passenger checks in for an American Airlines flight in Terminal D of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on March 13, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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He told Fox News Channel’s “American Reports” that he initially thought the woman was involved in a domestic accident.
“Like, I brought this guy up on a date, and he’s not real. He promised her a weekend and whatever it was it just derailed,” he tells her.
The flight attendants kicked Gomas off the plane and called the police, however Islands top He said the rest of the passengers had to get off the plane and were about four hours late.
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“American Airlines handled it perfectly,” he said. “They got her off the plane very calmly, and they came and talked to us and got us off the plane.”
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According to the police report, the flight attendants felt the plane needed to be rechecked after the accident.
Gomas looked very distraught, crying and repeating the trip was not safe and would not work to Florida,” Police books.
second, The longest video From the encounter recorded by another passenger, flight attendants tried to calm Gomas down as she repeatedly told them “I need to get the plane out of this plane.”
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They reassured her that the plane was heading back to the gate and told her to sit down.
“I’m not sitting next to that guy,” she replied, pointing again towards the rear of the plane.
Fox News Digital was unable to reach Gomas for this story.
FOX Business’ Megan Heaney contributed to this report.
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