Korean Air executive found guilty in ‘nut rage’ case

A South Korean court Thursday found the daughter of Korean Air Lines chairman guilty of breaking aviation law with her outburst over the way she was served nuts in the first class cabin of a flight awaiting departure from New York. Heather Cho had forced the Seoul-bound plane back to the gate and offload the steward who served her. Heather Cho, daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho and the former head of in-flight service, violated the law by ordering the plane to return to the gate after it started to taxi on Dec. 5. Cho, also known as Hyun-ah, was jailed for one year, avoiding a possible maximum sentence of 10-years. The case garnered global attention and caused an uproar in South Korea.

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