Former air executive Cho Hyun-ah denied violating safety law during an incident involving macadamia nuts on a Korean Air flight
A court has sentenced the former Korean Air executive in the “nut rage” case to a year in prison after finding her guilty of violating aviation law.
The court said Cho Hyun-ah was guilty of forcing a flight to change its route, the most serious of the charges she faced.
Cho, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, achieved worldwide notoriety after she ordered the chief flight attendant off a December 5 flight, forcing it to return to the gate at John F Kennedy Airport in New York.
She was angered that she had been offered macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a dish.
The court also found her guilty of obstructing the flight’s captain in the performance of his duties and forcing a crew member off a plane.
South Korea nut rage: Executive sentenced to a year in prison
