Posted on 12/30/2014 10:57:41 PM PST by Nacho Bidnith
On December 30, an arrest warrant was issued against Heather Cho and Korean Air cabin director Mr. Yeo for attempting to obstruct evidence regarding the "nut rage" incident which occurred on December 5.
On December 5, Heather Cho made headlines when it was reported that, as Korean Air's vice president, she turned a plane around in order to kick out a crew member. The story goes that Cho was served the nuts on a plane going from New York to Seoul (Flight 86) when she didn't ask for them.
Currently Cho and Korean Air are being investigated for the December 5 incident. However, according to the court, Cho and a Mr. Yeo are being arrested for interfering with investigations. While Cho was accused of systematically concealing proof of the "nut rage" incident, Yeo admitted to destroying evidence. Korean Air has also been accused multiple times for attempting to force its employees aboard the Flight 86 to lie about the events that had occurred.
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The Koreans have created an unbelievable amount of wealth in barely fifty years,
If traveling in an official capacity, then I blame the pilot for acceding to her wishes and turning around.
The pilot does not carry the title “Captain” for nothing. He should have kicked Ms. Cho off the flight for interfering with a flight crew, rule book or no.
But that is why Asian cultures are no Western cultures, and such action would never happen.
About ten years ago, here in Germany, there was a China Airways plane slated to land at Frankfurt. Pilot had lots of hours but was his first trip into Frankfurt. He had flown into Koln a number of times. So he’s got the path and has his position to land at Frankfurt, and freaks out. There is this brief discussion between him and ground-control...and they decide that he’s uncomfortable landing at Frankfurt with it’s complicated system....so he’s rerouted to the Koln airport (25 minutes away) and lands there.
1) The plane was 30 feet from the gate when she turned it around.
2) Cho already resigned.
This is just nuts.
The problem was her freaking out over something that's not a problem.
Yeah if she was really someone important enough to order a flight plan deviation she should have her own Gulfstream 6 .........:o)
And been on it .......
....versus first class on an airline run so cheap she goes nuts over nuts........wonder how many A&P mechanics had to use substandard nuts because of this nut......
As ya state....this is just nuts.
Merry New Year Navy !
Sometimes you have the wrong country.
Her actions have led to a lot of bad press in asia. Which has led to a significant decline in sales.
Which is amazing. I mean an airline profitable enough to support rich spoiled kids.
10-4 on that Gulfstream 6.
Cool
Praise in public, discipline in private.
Her failure to accept the implication of any apology will be her undoing, and now she will be subjected to laws of the land that prevail for those who are rude, in spite of her previously be exempt due to social and economic status. The Korean People will have field day with her!
My first college degree was in Korean Studies, followed by Asian Studies among others and once you have lived and studied the culture it is easy to understand both why she exists in her persona and why a requirement in Korean society exists for the higher ups to be forece to accept "social justice" essentially making her kowtow in humility before the people.
This was in flight
oooops! guess I misread - taxiing, not in flight.
P.J. was right. My favorite comparison of the character of the three main East Asian ethnic persuasions relates to the Star Trek mythos. The Japanese remind me of Vulcans. The Chinese, especially the offshore commercial classes, behave like the Ferenge. And doing business with the Koreans is akin to bargaining with Klingons.
It could also be said they are Not to be trifled with, and they could give racist lessons to the KKK.
Fire her?
What happened to committing hara ciri to protect the company image?
Still, bad press or embarrassing to the company, as a company exec she was apparently within her rights to ask the plane be turned around. Bad for Korean Air, delayed passengers a reported 10 minutes (big deal!). But again, my question in the thread is WHAT LAW DID SHE BREAK IN DOING SO? From what I can see NONE. She’s only now charged for impeding an investigation, maybe even lying to investigators. So she pulled a Clinton, which has nothing to do with her actions in having the plane turned around. I actually favor her action as I am sick and tired of peanuts on my near weekly flights.
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