A woman who went viral in July for going on a swearing tirade ahead of an American Airlines flight has been identified, according to incident documents.
The irate passenger was identified as Tiffany Gomas, 38, a Texas marketing executive, according to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Police incident documents seen by Newsweek.
Gomas' seemingly random outbursts and claims "that m*********** back there is not real," as she gestured towards the back of the plane, resulted in hours of delays for the other passengers, according to the police documents.
In the July 2 footage, Gomas can be seen striding down the aircraft's central aisle, shouting: "There's a reason why I'm getting the f*** off and everyone can either believe it or not believe it, I don't give two f****, but I am telling you right now that m*********** back there is not real.
"And you can sit on this plane and you can f****** die with them or not, I'm not going to."
The video attracted millions of views on TikTok and other social media platforms, sparking speculation about what the woman was referring to.
Despite her repeated claims that she would be getting off the plane, the 38-year-old refused to leave the flight that was going from Fort Worth, Texas, to Orlando, Florida. As a result she had to be removed by staff, according to the documents.
Newsweek has contacted the Fort Worth Police Department and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Police via email for comment. Newsweek was not able to find any contact details to speak with Gomas.
In the documents, authorities said the incident began when Gomas "was arguing with a family accusing 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."
When Gomas was eventually removed from the plane, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel arrived to conduct a full rescreening of the aircraft.
When officers arrived, Gomas was reportedly "distraught" and was attempting to get back on the plane. When asked to speak with the authorities, she refused.
"[The airline manager] gave Gomas a verbal criminal trespass notice, explaining she was denied boarding and needed to depart the secure area," authorities stated.
Despite the actions of the airport authority, after being escorted to the public area of the airport, she attempted to go back through TSA screening and into the boarding area multiple times.
Police were able to eventually track Gomas down to the terminal curbside where she was waiting for a taxi.
She was given a criminal trespass notice but refused to sign it and also declined to show her ID, according to the documents.
She was never formally arrested or taken into custody over the incidents.
Update 8/8/2023, 5:19 a.m. ET This article was updated with additional information from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Police incident report.
Correction 8/8/2023, 11:28 a.m. ET This article was updated to correct a misspelling of Gomas.
Correction 8/10/2023, 7:00 a.m. ET: This article was updated to correct a sentence that said Gomas got into an altercation with a relative.
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