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American Airlines Passenger Has Meltdown Over “Imaginary” Passenger

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2023November 13, 2023 52 Comments

a woman in a black shirt

A woman demanded to get off an American Airlines flight for fear of…an imaginary passenger?

Meltdown On American Airlines: Woman Freaks Out Over “Imaginary” Passenger

I’m trying to make sense of the video below, which has gone viral with millions of views on TikTok. The video is totally not safe for work in terms of the coarse language, but it is a fascinating look at what occurred onboard.

“I’m telling you, I’m getting the f*** off and there’s a reason why I’m getting the f*** off and everyone can either believe it or they can not believe it!

“I don’t give two f****, but I am telling you right now – that m*****f***** back there is NOT real. And you can sit on this plane and you can die with them or not. I’m not going to.”

Here’s the video:

@texaskansasnnn This delayed our family trip by hours And then she somehow didnt get arrested and got back theough dfw securittafter the whole olabe had to deplane @American Airlines @DFW Airport ♬ original sound – Texas Kansas

Oddly, the TikTok user who posted the video claimed the woman “somehow didn’t get arrested and got back through security after the whole plane had to deplane.”

CONCLUSION

Can someone make sense of this video? It appears to me that she went ballistic over a passenger she determined…was not real. Strange stuff.


UPDATE: The original video was removed, perhaps due to a legal threat from the deranged woman’s attorney. That is a false threat…yet here is a (censored) video of what happened:


image: @texaskansasnnn / TikTok

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52 Comments

  1. Mak Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 2:36 pm

    Just a guess but seems like cannabis induced psychotic paranoia.

    • Scott Reply
      July 3, 2023 at 4:29 pm

      The world is spiraling and we are just along for the ride.

    • Mia Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 11:55 am

      I’m just curious.. what in the WORLD makes you think she has consumed cannabis?
      Seems schizophrenic.

      • lee Reply
        August 9, 2023 at 8:14 pm

        She just couldn’t believe how big it was when he whipped it out.

      • Val Reply
        August 11, 2023 at 3:30 pm

        Just talking to the medical field, Cannabis can cause Schizophrenia. The E.R. is seeing a lot more of this in the past few years.

    • Wtf Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 7:14 pm

      Wtf?

    • Harry Gallagher Reply
      July 7, 2023 at 9:59 pm

      That’s definitely NOT marijuana and if you think so, then you haven’t smoked marijuana…weed does not make you see imaginary shape-shifting people

      • Tom Reply
        August 12, 2023 at 4:14 pm

        It does actually. THC is in the top 3 of substances that cause psychosis/psychotic episodes which can be similar to schizophrenia. The other two substances are Adderall and Crystal Meth. Even alcohol can cause this if taken in large enough quantities, over a long enough period of time. Add any kind of sleep deprivation while using these and a detach from reality is more likely than you realize.

    • Lynn Reply
      August 12, 2023 at 11:31 pm

      C’mon man. Weed doesn’t do that to people

  2. Tony N. Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 2:45 pm

    When purchasing a ticket, a health questionnaire for physical and mental health has to be taken into consideration. Any history of anger, anxiety, paranoia, heart conditions, etc. has to be assessed and possibly disqualify you from flying. Also, flight attendants should be trained to handle such situations including being given training for anxiety and anger intervention and possibly being given the power for restraint and arrest.

    • Brandon Reply
      July 3, 2023 at 3:00 pm

      They should have done that prior to 2020….. Now these psychos have multiplied.

    • CC Reply
      July 5, 2023 at 8:10 am

      lol, a “questionnaire”

  3. InLA Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 3:37 pm

    There’s another video, shot shortly after this one, in which the imaginary passenger complains that they didn’t get the aisle seat they reserved. .

    • Simon Thomas Reply
      July 3, 2023 at 4:58 pm

      Hahahaha – genius!

  4. Bruce. Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 4:13 pm

    Never do sativa/indica gummy mix.. she needs to see this video and apologize. Maybe she gets turfed from her job. Is she works.

  5. Maryland Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    Perhaps she should try “Spirit” if she’s into see ghosts?

    • Long John silvers Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 8:49 pm

      I see what you did there

  6. Stuart Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:24 pm

    Some women just can’t let go of me and the past.

  7. Chi Hsuan Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:26 pm

    It’s Billy Bob/UA-NYC after his transition, indignant that he has to sit next to one of those nasty Trump supporters.

    • Billy Bob Reply
      July 3, 2023 at 5:42 pm

      Nah, she’s every woman that’s met you

      • Chi Hsuan Reply
        July 3, 2023 at 8:16 pm

        Women who meet me do tend to get off.

        • Jennifer Chase Reply
          August 14, 2023 at 4:13 pm

          I find men who brag about sexual encounters being do gold usually suck and are very lacking.

  8. Jan Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:36 pm

    Captain Obvious: “She’s on drugs.”

  9. Ken Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    She’s just hot enough for that much crazy. Almost tipped the scale though.

  10. Henry Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    I believe her! That’s all I’m going to say. In due course, most of you V zombies will be seeing things too.

  11. Randy chan Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:50 pm

    Sounds like that lady is stupid and needs to get her brains examined.

  12. Santastico Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 5:51 pm

    Mental illness at its peak.

  13. Icarus Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 6:30 pm

    Not necessarily substance related like many are suggesting.
    Schizophrenia has many forms, one of which is paranoid/persecutors delusions in which patients may imagine they’re being targeted by non-existent entities.
    People need to show some compassion before jumping to conclusions.

    • Sam Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 8:34 pm

      When I watched this, I immediately felt compassion for her. I have schizophrenia(mine is audio) but being locked up i have seen those who sees things. She was feeling real fear and crying, I felt very bad for her.

  14. Noa Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 6:31 pm

    I would absolutely get off also, have you all not seen Final Destination and similar movies where a passenger claims something is wrong and the people who don’t listen end up in the crash

  15. Brandon Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    I can relate to this reaction for one’s first flight out of DFW in 32C.

  16. Jerry Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    In this woman’s defense….

    Jk, man. Cocaine’s a heck of a drug.

  17. Matthew Klint Reply
    July 3, 2023 at 9:58 pm

    What happened to the video?

    • GUWonder Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 12:07 am

      Seems like someone decided to pull it. Maybe out of sympathy for the passenger, maybe out of fear of having to deal with a lawyer working on her behalf, or maybe out of hope ….

    • GUWonder Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 12:11 am

      Here it is on YouTube:

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TIuovQbsdX4&pp=ygUbcGFzc2VuZ2VyIG1lbHRkb3duIG9uIHBsYW5l

      The woman seems to need treatment for mental illness of some sort.

      • Matthew Klint Reply
        July 4, 2023 at 12:41 am

        Thank you for the link!

  18. Essence Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 1:13 am

    This doesn’t look drug induced at all. She’s visibly worked up & seems to believe what she’s saying. This may be mental illness, or… brace yourselves… she may actually see him. Just because others can’t, doesn’t immediately discount what she’s saying. I’ve worked at a drug treatment facility, and from my experience, this isn’t the results of cannabis as previously mentioned.

    • Greg Reply
      July 5, 2023 at 9:17 am

      Yeah, it does discount it. If one person sees something and nobody else does it means that the person seeing it is incorrect.

  19. Al LeFeusch Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 8:16 am

    I’ve seen two people have this kind of hallucinatory episode and one involved drugs (her drink was spiked by someone) and one involved no substances at all, it was just a sad situation where she had a psychotic break and, after being tested for drugs and coming up negative, with no history of drug use or alcohol abuse, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and became better, over time, with treatment, but not cured. I think it’s unreasonable for anyone to assume they know what’s happening to this woman just by watching that video.

  20. Whatever Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 9:07 am

    So this is nothing more than a link to a video with no context? And that warrants an article? Ugh I hate capitalism and how it ruins absolutely everything including the internet

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      July 4, 2023 at 9:58 am

      You still have to click on it…

    • Greg Reply
      July 5, 2023 at 9:17 am

      Without capitalism that you hate so much there would be no internet. So get lost commie.

  21. Norman Beattie Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 9:41 am

    What if she wasn’t making this up and or delirious/pyschotic/drug induced ? Some people have powers others do not know ! Hmmmm

  22. Paper Boarding Pass Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 9:58 am

    All time number of PAX this summer!!
    Due to sheer numbers, fringe elements will spill into the airports, jetways, and aircraft further frustrated by airline meltdowns.
    We’re midpoint in the summer crush….more episodes to come.
    Make sure your phone or tablet is fully charged, delays will only get worse!!

  23. Edmond Dantes Reply
    July 4, 2023 at 4:56 pm

    She’s pretty though. And I’ve read elsewhere that her bag, which is a top designer label, costs thousands of dollars. And she seems to have some expensive bracelets too. Just seems odd that she would be intoxicated / mentally ill to this extent

    • Suffering From Mental Illness Even Though I Have Money Reply
      July 5, 2023 at 11:40 am

      Money doesn’t care about mental illness. Anyone can suffer from mental illness. The belief that, somehow, having more money makes someone unlikely to have mental health issues is just completely incorrect and, unfortunately, a false belief held by far too many.

      • Tony N. Reply
        July 6, 2023 at 6:53 pm

        MENTAL health is just as important as physical health. Why would you let someone fly who has a pretty bad heart condition in the same way as letting someone fly if they have hallucinations and schizophrenia or be high on drugs?

  24. Tony N. Reply
    July 6, 2023 at 6:46 pm

    When purchasing a ticket:
    1. Require passengers to fill out a quick mental, emotional, and physical health questionnaire for being “Fit to Fly.”
    2. Warnings posted about penalties and arrest for causing harm to yourself or to others around you including physical or verbal abuse or property vandalism.
    3. Require flight attendants to pass a certificate in understanding and managing anger and anxiety in human behavior and psychology.
    4. Having flight attendants trained like the police in how and when to arrest someone and put them in handcuffs.

  25. Michael S Reply
    July 8, 2023 at 8:01 am

    At least she knows for sure she’s just seeing things that are not there. In her world, she is being harassed by people that don’t exist. In reality, she correctly diagnosed her own ailment! Good work, lady! The next antipsychotic’s on me!

  26. Mike L Reply
    July 16, 2023 at 9:15 pm

    I suspect that she saw some passenger who looked suspicious and she thought he might be a terrorist who was going to hijack or blow up the plane. As such he “isn’t [a] real [passenger]!” In her excitement she got the wording wrong.
    Well, the news media loves to scare us with disasters such as terrorism and explosions. Spectacular stuff increases viewers and clicks and increases ratings and brings in the advertising revenues. It’s the business model that keeps Americans nervous and paranoid.

  27. Sue Reply
    August 9, 2023 at 8:11 am

    The guy that was next to her may have been an alien looking like a human however he may of been of the Reptilian more evil descent. The original article claimed she was talking to him an he was getting annoyed. Eventually when she continued her conversation with him his pupils change. Just something to think about with all of the current alien, ufo hearings in Washington recently!

  28. Dabney Coleman Reply
    August 11, 2023 at 8:38 pm

    She was clearly a f*cking drunk

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