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South Korean airline heiress indicted over ‘nut rage’ on plane
Source: Washington Post
South Korean airline heiress indicted over ‘nut rage’ on plane
By Anna Fifield January 7
TOKYO — The disgraced Korean Air heiress who exploded in a notorious fit of “nut rage” after being served macadamias the wrong way during a flight was indicted Wednesday on charges of violating South Korea’s aviation safety law.
Cho Hyun-ah, the former vice president for cabin service at South Korea’s biggest airline and the eldest daughter of its chairman, is also accused of trying to cover up the incident.
The 40-year-old was sitting in first class on a Seoul-bound plane at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last month when a flight attendant gave her macadamia nuts in a bag instead of serving them on a plate, as procedure dictates. Cho allegedly unleashed a torrent of abusive language at the cabin crew and then ordered the plane to return to the gate and forced the chief purser off the plane.
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Cho was indicted on five counts, including violation of aviation safety laws in ordering a deviation in the plane’s route and assault interfering with the safe navigation of the aircraft. Other charges are coercion and obstruction of official duties. Lawyers said she faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty.
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By Anna Fifield January 7
TOKYO — The disgraced Korean Air heiress who exploded in a notorious fit of “nut rage” after being served macadamias the wrong way during a flight was indicted Wednesday on charges of violating South Korea’s aviation safety law.
Cho Hyun-ah, the former vice president for cabin service at South Korea’s biggest airline and the eldest daughter of its chairman, is also accused of trying to cover up the incident.
The 40-year-old was sitting in first class on a Seoul-bound plane at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last month when a flight attendant gave her macadamia nuts in a bag instead of serving them on a plate, as procedure dictates. Cho allegedly unleashed a torrent of abusive language at the cabin crew and then ordered the plane to return to the gate and forced the chief purser off the plane.
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Cho was indicted on five counts, including violation of aviation safety laws in ordering a deviation in the plane’s route and assault interfering with the safe navigation of the aircraft. Other charges are coercion and obstruction of official duties. Lawyers said she faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-korean-airline-heiress-indicted-over-nut-rage-incident/2015/01/07/1639eeb5-c832-4b4e-a237-712c9d2a8317_story.html
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