Arrest Warrant Being Sought For Nutty Korean Air Executive

Published: December 24, 2014

It has been over a week since I’ve written about one of the nuttiest incidents the airline industry has ever seen, whereby a Korean Air executive had an A380 turned around because she was served nuts in a bag instead of on a plate.

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To start, for those of you that have been living under a rock, see these previous posts:

As I stated before, I’m almost sorta kinda starting to feel bad for Heather Cho. It’s clear she grew up with a golden spoon in her mouth and was given her position at Korean Air by her dad. She was clearly just never taught how to treat people. So to some degree I do feel bad for her, because she has been publicly shamed in Korea unlike anyone else. And that’s well deserved, don’t get me wrong.

But it looks like the situation for Heather Cho might get even worse, as prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for her.

Via CNN:

South Korean prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for the former Korean Air executive Heather Cho who sparked outrage by kicking a flight attendant off a plane for serving macadamia nuts the wrong way.

The warrant would cover charges of violating aviation safety rules, including a change in a flight plan, assault on a plane, coercion and interference in the execution of duty, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ office said Wednesday.

A decision will be taken on issuing of the warrant early next week after a review procedure, the prosecutors’ office said.

Goodness gracious!

Does she deserve to be arrested, or are they just trying to make an example of her at this point?

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Scott Guest

December 25, 2014, 1:59 pm

Clearly she should be arrested. This wasnt a restaurant where she raised a fuss about how she was served. It is a mode of public transportation where 100's of lives depend on the actions of the captain and the crew. She has zero authority in how this craft is flown, and her actions could have led to a flight incident. Im sure the pilots were fearful of losing their jobs because of her "status". That should never, ever, be their consideration. Throw the book at her.

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Brian L. Gold

December 25, 2014, 10:06 am

@Ed - "but she should not be treated as a criminal." Well, if her actions were against South Korean law, she technically IS a criminal.

Ed Guest

December 25, 2014, 3:38 am

I agree that It was a mistake on her part on how she reacted. Her actions and behavior were not justified, and possibly risked the safety of the passengers for taxiing back to the gate, but she should not be treated as a criminal. I believe the prosecutors in Korea are making this a bigger deal than it really is. I believe the prosecutors have more important fish to fry.

Reine Member

December 24, 2014, 9:29 pm

"Ms. Cho should be given a national award for upholding proper First Class serving standards. I get very angry myself when my nuts are not properly handled." Maybe if your nuts were handled more often, you would to be so angry?

December 24, 2014, 5:38 pm

@steve & @Sice - The laws in South Korea and the US are probably different for this sort of thing (and for a lot of other things, too). Just because something is legal/illegal in one country does not mean the same holds true in the other. If this bats*** crazy woman's actions were illegal under US law (and if the US wanted to go through the hassle of trying to get her extradited), they'd probably do something (I don't know what, though).

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