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Korean Air chairman apologises over daughter’s ‘nut rage’ Korean Air chairman apologises for daughter’s ‘nut rage’
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The Korean Air chairman has apologised for the behaviour of his adult daughter who delayed a flight in an incident now dubbed ‘nut rage’. The chairman of Korean Air has apologised for the behaviour of his 40-year-old daughter who delayed a flight in an incident now dubbed “nut rage”.
Cho Yang-ho made a deep bow before journalists on Friday in response to simmering public anger over his daughter’s attitude and the airline’s handling of it. Cho Yang-ho made a deep bow before journalists on Friday in response to public anger at his daughter’s attitude and the airline’s handling of the incident.
Cho Hyun-ah, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air, was angered when a flight attendant in first class offered her macadamia nuts in a bag, not on a plate. She ordered a senior crew member off the plane, forcing it to return to the gate at New York’s JFK airport. Cho Hyun-ah, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air, became furious when a flight attendant in first class offered her macadamia nuts in a bag, not on a plate. She ordered a senior crew member off the plane, forcing it to return to the gate at New York’s JFK airport.
Cho Yang-ho called his daughter’s behaviour foolish and says he regrets he didn’t raise her better. Cho’s father described her behaviour as foolish and said he regretted to have not raise her better.
“It’s my fault,” he said. “As chairman and father, I ask for the public’s generous forgiveness.”“It’s my fault,” he said. “As chairman and father, I ask for the public’s generous forgiveness.”
Shortly after her father’s apology, Cho Hyun-ah also made a deep bow in her first public appearance since the incident on 5 December. She was meeting with transport ministry officials who are investigating whether she violated aviation safety law. Shortly after her father’s apology, Cho Hyun-ah also made a deep bow in her first public appearance since the incident on 5 December. She was meeting with South Korean transport ministry officials investigating whether she violated aviation safety law.
Clad in a long black coat, she lowered her head as she made brief comments before droves of journalists without making eye contact. Her trembling voice was inaudible on a live television broadcast. Her head lowered, as she made brief comments before journalists at the press conference. Her voice was inaudible on a live television broadcast.
Her actions caused uproar in South Korea and abroad. South Korean media called the 40-year-old a “princess” and some Koreans said she was an international embarrassment to her country. Cho’s actions caused uproar in South Korea and abroad. The country’s media called her a “princess”, while some Koreans described her as an international embarrassment to her country.
In a separate probe, prosecutors searched the headquarters of Korean Air on Thursday after a civil society group laid a complaint about Cho’s behavior on the plane. In a separate investigation, prosecutors searched the headquarters of Korean Air on Thursday after a civil society group submitted a complaint about Cho’s behaviour on the plane.
Korean Air had earlier excused her behaviour even as it apologised for inconveniencing passengers. The airline had earlier excused her behaviour even as it apologised for inconveniencing passengers.
Earlier this week, Cho resigned as Korean Air’s head of cabin service but retained other executive roles at the airline and its affiliated companies. Her father said on Friday she is resigning from executive roles at all affiliates of Hanjin, the group that controls Korean Air. Earlier this week, Cho resigned as Korean Air’s head of cabin service but retained other executive roles at the airline and its affiliated companies. Her father said on Friday she was resigning from executive roles at all affiliates of Hanjin, Korean Air’s parent company.