The woman who went viral for an outburst on an American Airlines plane has started a website and says she wants to promote mental health and wellness

14.08.2023 - 07:31 / insider.com / Tiffany Gomas / Airlines

An American Airlines passenger who went viral for an outburst on a flight in July says she now wants to promote mental health and wellness. 

Marketing executive Tiffany Gomas was filmed storming off a plane in Dallas on July 2, and looked visibly distressed while appearing to accuse a fellow passenger of not being real.

But Gomas now appears to have found a silver lining amid the backlash she's received. On Sunday, Gomas uploaded an apology video on her YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram accounts, and announced that she is planning to find a way to "do good." 

"I apologize and take accountability for my actions, they were uncalled for," Gomas wrote in her YouTube video caption. 

"I'm thankful for my friends and family for supporting me through this," she added in the caption. This experience has been life-altering and I hope to do good from it and promote positive mental health. Stay tuned!" 

In her apology video, Gomas said that she hoped that she could "use this experience and do a little bit of good in the world." She also said that the TikTok clip of her meltdown captured her worst moment on camera "for the whole world to see, multiple times."

"I hope that you guys can accept my apology and I can begin to move on with my life," she added. 

Gomas's video ended with a line of text asking viewers to support her journey to promote mental wellness, and to stand up against cyberbullying. The text also included a link to her website, which currently only contains links to Gomas's social media accounts and the apology video.

She did not elaborate in her video on how she intends to go about promoting mental health. 

Gomas's identity wasn't public when the initial TikTok video of her outburst was posted online. However, the New York Post later released her name and details about her occupation and address in a story published on August 7.  

Gomas told the Daily Mail that her life had been ruined after the New York Post's report came out.

"My life has been blown up. It's frightening. Things go viral, and everything changes," Gomas said in an article published by the Daily Mail on August 10. 

Gomas did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.