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Korean Air chief's gets one year jail term in 'nut rage' case
Heather Cho, daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho and the former head of in-flight service, violated the law by ordering the plane to return to the gate after it started to taxi on Dec. 5. Cho had demanded the flight crew chief be expelled from the flight after a first class stewardess served her macadamia nuts in a bag and not on a dish. The plane which had started to move away from the gate had to return. (uk.reuters.com) More...
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LMBO!
What about the pilot? He didn't take care of his own flight attendants crew, as a pilot in command is the one who make decisions after the doors are closed and engines running.
As a pilot in command you don't follow orders from someone who is having a tantrum episode.
As a pilot in command you don't follow orders from someone who is having a tantrum episode.
Well, especially in the environment of status and hierarchy in that part of the world, you don't argue with the bosses daughter. Regular airline rule and things we take for granted like CRM, go out the window. We found that out on Asiana 214.
The pilot was disciplined by the airline, but what he did wasn't criminal -- what Cho did was.
I think the pilot did the right thing. He got disciplined and the executive went to prison. Had he had her thrown off the plane, she would still be in charge and he'd be without a job.
Perhaps he used his judgement in that he was concerned for the possibility of this spoiled brat making a spectacle of herself for the next 14 hours.
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(RSBT-Rich Spoiled Brat Tantrum PAF-Parental Authority Figure)
Roger, Korean Air 204 be advised the PAF is enroute.