A former executive for Korean Air Lines who delayed a flight because she didn’t like the way she was served her snack in first class arrived in court for the first day of her trial.
A bus carrying Heather Cho who is accused of violating aviation safety rules, entered a district court in Seoul Monday.
Last December, Cho was on a flight from JFK in New York when a first class flight attendant served her nuts in a bag, rather than on a plate.
The plane had already pushed back from its gate, but she demanded the head flight attendant be removed.
The plane returned to the gate, and the attendant disembarked. It arrived in Seoul 11 minutes late.
Cho has been in custody since December after what local media have dubbed the “nut rage” incident.
Public outrage over Cho’s behaviour intensified when it was discovered airline officials may have tried to cover up the episode. Cho’s father is the chairman of Korean Airlines.
Reuters
