Why do things like this keep happening?
On Sunday, a man was apprehended by airport security for jumping out of the emergency hatch of Southwest Airlines flight 3172 and attempting to steal one of the service trucks parked on the tarmac.
He didn’t get very far and not much is known about why he did what he did. It seems completely bizarre to me. Where did he hope to go? What was he trying to accomplish?
Surely he could not have gotten very far in this airport service truck.
The suspect has yet to be named, though passengers aboard the airplane captured the ensuing chaos aboard the plane after the man jumped. Rawsalerts provided the video:
🚨#WATCH: As Passengers Panic After Man Jumps Out of Emergency Exit on Southwest Airlines Flight and Attempts to Hijack Airport Vehicle.
A passenger aboard Boeing 737 MAX 8 Southwest Airlines flight 3172 from New Orleans to Atlanta caused major panic… pic.twitter.com/NYMbAmBb5b
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 27, 2023
Newsweek had more on the story:
According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO), who arrested the man, the Southwest Airlines plane was still parked at the terminal and had not yet initiated the run up for take-off when the passenger made their dangerous escape.
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Multiple outlets also provided coverage of the bizarre incident that disrupted Southwest Airlines flight 3172:
Chaos on Southwest Airlines: Passenger Opens Emergency Exit, Jumps Out, and Tries to Hijack Airport Vehicle (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/KYMxHfKzqj
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) November 27, 2023
Southwest Passenger Jumps Out of Plane’s Emergency Exithttps://t.co/4LpXxgJQGX
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 27, 2023
Southwest Airlines passenger opens plane’s emergency door, jumps onto wing https://t.co/sszLUdrNZH
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) November 27, 2023
NBC News provided this brief statement from Southwest:
“We commend our flight and ground crews for their swift action and apologize to our customers for their inconvenience.”
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Woman On Meth Attempts To Open Plane Emergency Door In The Middle Of 15 Hour Flight
This shouldn’t have to be said, but never fly on a plane while on meth…
A 26-year-old woman found this fact out the hard way while on a plane flying from New York to South Korea on Thanksgiving day.
During a 15-hour flight, the woman attempted to open the emergency door while the plane was over the Pacific ocean.
She was arrested by the Incheon International Airport Police Corps.
From there, she tested positive for meth during a drug screening.
Passengers say the woman became very anxious roughly 10 hours into the flight before attempting to open the door.
Woman on meth tries to open emergency door to plane 10 hours into Korean Air flight https://t.co/gGsyVj22zj pic.twitter.com/aLrYcCXWzH
— New York Post (@nypost) November 25, 2023
Here’s the New York Post with More on this bizarre story:
A meth-addled plane passenger tried to open the emergency door as the flight soared over the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, according to local reports.
The 26-year-old woman was arrested by the Incheon International Airport Police Corps after trying to yank open the door of the Korean Air flight traveling to Incheon, a South Korean city bordering Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The plane had been nearing the end of its 15-hour flight from New York that had departed at 2 a.m. the previous day.
ADVERTISEMENTWitnesses told police she had begun showing signs of anxiety about 10 hours into the flight and tried to rip the door open several times before she was finally restrained by flight attendants.
Passenger on meth tries to rip plane door open 10 hours into NY flight bound for South Korea https://t.co/4K9ZL4kcBC
— The Messenger (@TheMessenger) November 25, 2023
Woman on meth arrested for trying to open plane door during Korean Air flight https://t.co/tVGThzu1pS
— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) November 24, 2023
Woman on meth tries to open emergency exit door after showing signs of anxiety https://t.co/03dayf94OF
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 25, 2023
Here’s more from Fox Business:
Before attempting to open the emergency exit door, the woman reportedly began showing signs of anxiety nearly 10 hours into the overseas flight, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The woman doesn’t have a history of mental illness and entered South Korea after a six-month stay in New York.
According to the report, individuals who try to open an emergency exit door may face 10 years in prison, and may also face 10 years in prison or a fine of over $76,000 for the drug charges.
Does anyone truly feel comfortable flying anymore?..
Just say no people.
— Laura Maddox (@LauraMaddoxUGC) November 25, 2023
She wasn't satisfied with a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet 😱
— Eliza Johnson (@elizjohns13) November 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/thsportsfanatic/status/1728393776996168149
The meth heads can afford plane tickets, but I can't?!?!?!
— LIBERTY OR DEATH (@300werebrave) November 25, 2023
Why do these things keep happening recently?
I don’t recall this the past 20 years….
But now it’s every week?
ANOTHER Airline Passenger Freaks Out: ‘She’s possessed! She needs help!’
What is going on here?
Why are so many people having absolute freak out meltdowns on airplanes and in airports?
I get it, it’s not exactly the best place to spend time…
Hostile environments…
Hostile employees…
But it’s been like that for a while, why are we suddenly seeing a bunch of these freak out sessions?
I’m not entirely sure but here’s the latest.
Watch here:
“She’s possessed!” Passenger freaks out during Frontier Airlines flight, another passenger accuses her of being possessed. pic.twitter.com/TTXhvkqR4k
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) November 21, 2023
Backup here:
NEW: “Possessed” woman starts screaming and climbing over seats on a Frontier Airlines flight, claiming she was kidnapped.
After the situation briefly calmed down, one woman got up and declared that the woman was “possessed” and started singing gospel music.
“Stop blocking me!… pic.twitter.com/5yfo95h69h
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 21, 2023
The Blaze actually reports it was THREE separate women:
‘That’s not her, she’s possessed!’ 3 different women meltdown on alleged Frontier Airlines flight from hell
Multiple women allegedly interrupted a recent flight with screaming, singing, and even crawling over seats causing claims of demonic possession.
A three-hour flight from Houston, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, was delayed by three hours — including a stop in Dallas, Texas — after multiple women interrupted a flight, stemming from one woman’s apprehension.
Video of the incident titled “My little sister’s first experience flying by her self on Frontier” purportedly took place on a Frontier Airlines flight. It began with a woman, already being subdued by security, screaming desperately for the guards to let go of her arm.
After about a minute of the woman crying while she was taken to the front of the plane, the video cut to a man arguing with security from his seat. At the same time, the previously apprehended woman began an attempted escape to toward the back of the plane, crawling and falling over three sets of seats and passengers.
Soon thereafter, a second woman appeared toward the back of the plane and began yelling in apparent objection to the first woman who caused the alleged delay.
“Straight Texas style! … [I’m going to] beat your ass!” the woman in sunglasses and a bandana screamed.
Not 45 seconds later, a third woman emerged in the aisle and attempted to explain to her fellow passengers what was happening.
“This is not happening for no reason. This is actual evidence that there is a real devil that wants to kill each and every one of y’all including your family members,” she explained. “That’s not her, she’s possessed! She needs help!” the woman wearing the inside-out beanie declared.
“I’m only telling y’all because all hell is about to break lose and you’re getting the evidence of it,” she continued before moving toward the front of the plane. Once at the front, the woman turned around and began singing to the detained woman as the situation escalated.
The bandana-wearing woman soon spouted off more comments toward the woman allegedly causing a delay:
“Ain’t nobody playing with you, girl!”
“I’ll be crazy right along with you. You’re doing all that crying? I ain’t playing with you!” she continued.
Watch the full incident here:
Just a case of some edible marijuana gone wrong?
Hmmmm, I don’t know:
She’s probably not “possessed”, she was probably told an “marijuana edible” would calm her down for the flight, instead, it caused a psychotic break which puts everyone on the plane at risk. https://t.co/pFfeLJX0dR
— Aubree Adams (@AubreeAdams4) November 22, 2023
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Off-Duty Pilot Attempts To Shut Down Plane Engine – Facing 83 Counts of Attempted Murder
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was apprehended after attempting to shut down an airplane engine midflight.
The pilot faces up to 83 felony counts of attempted murder.
The off-duty pilot was sitting in the jump seat up in the cockpit, resulting in a severe risk to the safety of the entire plane.
Luckily, the suspect was subdued, and the plane could land safely in Portland.
BREAKING REPORT: Off-Duty Alaska Airlines pilot faces Multiple counts of ATTEMPTED MURDER and 83 counts of reckless endangerment after trying to "SHUT DOWN JET'S ENGINES" mid-flight while seated in cockpit jump seat..
Joseph David Emerson, 44, is charged with numerous counts of… pic.twitter.com/Jh6OtmWdW4
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) October 23, 2023
NBC News shares more details on the story:
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot has been charged with over 80 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to shut off a plane’s engines midflight on Sunday, causing the flight to divert to Portland.
Flight 2059 took off from Everett, Washington, and was bound for San Francisco, Alaska Airlines said in a statement. It was operated by Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air, but was diverted due to a “credible security” threat linked to a person in the cockpit’s flight deck jump seat.
“The jump seat occupant unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines,” the airline said. “The Horizon Captain and First Officer quickly responded, engine power was not lost and the crew secured the aircraft without incident.”
The flight crew followed “appropriate FAA procedures and guidance from air traffic control” in landing at Portland International Airport. The flight took off just before 5:30 p.m. local time and landed about an hour later in Portland, according to FlightAware data.
Everyone aboard the flight is lucky that nothing more happened.
Reports show that the suspect had ample chance and opportunity to damage the plane seriously.
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, 44, 'tried to shut down jet's ENGINES in mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat,' forcing plane to divert: Charged with EIGHTY-THREE counts of attempted murder
Joseph David Emerson, 44, faces charges along with an additional 83 counts of…— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 23, 2023
CNN shares more on the story:
Emerson is the off-duty pilot who is accused of trying to seize control of the flight, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The airline Emerson works for wasn’t immediately known.
The plane took off from Seattle Paine Field International Airport and was diverted to Portland International Airport because of the “credible security threat,” the airline said in a statement Monday.
“We’ve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit, and he doesn’t sound like he’s causing any issues in the back right now,” the pilot told Seattle-area air traffic controllers, according to audio recorded by LiveATC.net. “I think he’s subdued. Other than that, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and are parked.”
I’m interested to know why this maniac tried to down an entire plane.
Was he insane? Domestic terrorism?
We’ll have to wait for the FBI and police to obtain more information.
We’ll keep you updated on any developments in the story.
And of course who could forget this?
She’s now trying to walk it back, but are you buying that?
“Crazy Plane Lady” Reveals EXACTLY What She Saw On That Plane…
Tiffany Gomas, the “crazy plane lady,” appeared on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take,” where she finally tells what she saw on that plane.
Watch the clip here:
Crazy plane lady, Tiffany Gomas, REVEALS what she SAW! 👀‼️ pic.twitter.com/VYt788eFyS
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) November 3, 2023
So the story given is that she got into some altercation with the person next to her, which prompted her to respond, “That motherf***** is not real.”
Check out the original video here:
'That guy is not real': Astonishing moment distressed woman has meltdown on plane over 'imaginary' passenger and demands to be let off
A woman was filmed in distress aboard an American Airlines flight in Dallas
The clip was shared on TikTok on Sunday and has been pic.twitter.com/PL4nVhmGNM
— MassiVeMaC (@SchengenStory) July 4, 2023
The folks at Fox News share more on the story:
The clip of the incident that took the internet by storm this summer depicted a distraught Gomas walking down the center aisle of the plane before turning to flight attendants and other passengers and stating, “I don’t give two f—s, but I am telling you right now, that motherf—– back there is not real.”
She took to social media in August to apologize for the outburst. But the cryptic quote from Gomas had gone unexplained until now, prompting many on social media to speculate for months about what she really saw, with theories spanning from the mundane to the paranormal.
Finally, on Friday, the Dallas marketing executive told podcast co-hosts “Big Cat” & “PFT Commenter” she was reacting to an argument with another passenger and hadn’t revealed the truth for months because she found the situation “cringe” and “mortifying.”
“You know, the reason I probably haven’t come out yet, ’cause it’s like so cringe – I did not see anything,” she said.
Gomas continued, “So I got in a bit of an altercation. It spiraled out of control. It was not my best moment. I mean, it was actually a horrible moment. It’s absolutely mortifying.”
What do you guys think?
I don’t buy the story.
Something seems off.
Going back and watching the original, it doesn’t seem like she is referring to some altercation.
And why did it take so long for her to come out with it?
Would it not have been better for her to say she got upset at someone rather than letting rumors circulate for months that she saw a ghost, alien, or lizard person?
It’s still fishy.
And let’s assume that she is telling the truth about what happened.
How can someone be so selfish as to delay a flight because the ‘energy was bad?’
At least some people are still having fun with the story.
Tiffany Gomas held a Halloween contest to see who could pull off her look the best.
Check it out here:
Halloween 2023 • The Crazy Plane Lady, Who Wore it Best? pic.twitter.com/rTiVlvftTK
— @amuse (@amuse) October 30, 2023
Halloween 2023… pic.twitter.com/0jCnAf1BjC
— @amuse (@amuse) October 30, 2023
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