Korean Air to be sanctioned for nut rage cover-up

[QuotaMan]

Wow this thing's gotten really deep and heavy

 

http://news.yahoo.com/korean-air-sanctioned-nut-rage-cover-024242469.html

 

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's transport ministry said Korean Air Lines Co. will face sanctions for pressuring employees to lie during a government probe into the nut rage fiasco that highlighted the tyrannical behavior of a top Korean business family.

Cho, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air, ordered a senior flight attendant off a Dec. 5 flight after she was served macadamia nuts in a bag, instead of on a plate, in what she thought was a breach of service protocol in first class.The ministry said Tuesday it will also evaluate if the airline's corporate culture poses safety risks after its chairman's daughter Cho Hyun-ah overruled the captain of a flight to force the plane back to the gate in the incident early this month.

Transport ministry director Lee Gwang-hee said Korean Air could face up to 21 days of flight suspensions or a $1.3 million fine for violating aviation law. The punishment will be determined by a separate committee that could decide to increase or lessen it.

Park Chang-jin, the crew member who had to disembark from the plane, later told South Korea's KBS television network that Cho had shamed and insulted crew members. A first-class passenger told Yonhap News Agency that Cho yelled at flight attendants who kneeled before her, pushed one flight attendant's shoulder and threw an object at the cabin wall.

 

 

[iluvasians/latins]

Oh, the "entitled! " Assholes.

[vegasphl]

Koreans dont like to follow the rules.

[vimto66]

What an absolute bitch,if an irate passenger had punched her in the face, it would have been fully justified for this stupid cow.

[smartbuy]

Captains can't be over-ruled. This one was pussy whipped by a viper bitch.

Korean pilots lack independence - which has caused crashes before.

All the good has been undone - old wounds opened. Maximum fine needed.

 

PS Emirates Business class served me warmed nuts on a plate. She may be right.

[sr1-social]

As if not "nut rage" line is not comical enough - The pilot is over ruled by the head flight attendant, that just so happens to be the daughter of the family that has a direct controlling interest in the company.  Why are we surprised that the company is forcing/pressuring employees to lie..... 

 

Seems we know how Korean companies are truly ran....

 

Ridiculous