On December 5, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, one of the flight attendants served Cho nuts in a bag before flying to Incheon, rather than on a plate, as instructed. At that time, the accused held the position of vice president of the airline and flew first class. Outraged by such service, Cho demanded that the flight attendant be removed from the flight. The commander of the aircraft, heading to the runway, had to return to the airport building. In addition, during the scandal, Cho shouted and insulted the flight attendants, forcing them to beg for forgiveness on their knees, notes The Telegraph. “This is an example of a violation of human dignity,” said the judge who delivered the verdict.
This behavior of the former vice president of Korean Air caused public outrage. As the scandal gained momentum, Cho resigned and was placed in custody on December 30. Cho was accused of violating aviation safety regulations and obstructing justice by using his position. According to media reports, her company tried to force crew members to lie about the incident, allegedly the flight attendant left the board of her own free will.
[Slon.ru, 02/12/2015, “The culprit of the “nut scandal” in a South Korean airline was sentenced to a year in prison”: According to Yonhap, the prosecution noted that the culprit of the scandal tried to influence the experts of the South Korean Ministry of Transport who carried out the inspection incident. - Insert K.ru]
The prosecutor's office demanded that she be sentenced to three years in prison, but the court found her not guilty on the second count. Another airline executive was convicted of obstruction of justice and received an eight-month prison sentence.
[Kommersant.Ru, 02/03/2015, “Three years in prison for the “nut scandal” at Korean Air”: During yesterday’s court hearing, Korean Air senior flight attendant Park Chang-jin said that Ms. Chae Hyun-ah treated him and his colleague to a flight attendant "like slaves" as she forced them to kneel before her in the first class cabin. Cho Hyun Ah said she regrets her action, which she said was due to her dedication to her work. […]
The case of Cho Hyun Ah is perceived in South Korea as a symbol of nepotism reigning in business. The large family-owned conglomerates, called chobols, that dominate business in South Korea have traditionally been seen as a source of wealth for elites with little regard for the rule of law. Private Korean Air is part of the Hanjin Chobol, owned by the Cho family, but also has special status as the country's national airline. Therefore, a blow to the company’s image is perceived in Korea as a blow to the image of the state. - Insert K.ru]
Cho's lawyers insisted that her behavior did not affect the plane's change of course. The judge categorically disagreed with them. “It makes sense to understand the course as not only the route in the air, but also the ground movement during the flight,” he said. Cho herself claimed that she did not know that the plane had started moving. But the judge rejected this claim too, noting that the staff informed her about this, to which she demanded to stop the plane. According to him, the actions of the accused led to a delay of 24 minutes, interfered with other airport operations and created a risk of collision with other flights.
“Although she had the right to remove a crew member from his duties as an employee of the company, such right should have been exercised in accordance with due process before the flight,” the judge said, noting that the return of the aircraft was beyond her scope. powers. The court said the pilot's decision to return to the airport was made on Cho's orders and was not his own. “This incident may not have happened if she did not consider the employees her slaves and controlled her temper,” the presiding officer said. “This is a serious incident that has put the safety of passengers at risk.”
The judge explained that he took into account the fact that the accused had 20-month-old twins, the absence of other criminal records and the fact that the accident did not happen after all, but added that it caused serious harm to the victims.
“As far as I understand, she repents,” said the defendant’s lawyer, noting that he has not yet discussed with his client the possibility of appealing the verdict. She also stated her repentance in a letter sent to the court. During sentencing, the judge read her letter of apology. At that moment, Cho, dressed in a green prison uniform, lowered her head, hiding her face under her long dark hair, and began to cry. According to the Korea Times, Cho sent six letters to the court apologizing and asking for leniency. In one of them, the accused told how she was adapting to prison life, where she was given only the bare necessities at a minimum. She said she was humbled by the generosity of other prisoners who shared lotion, shampoo and other toiletries with her, The New York Times noted. The judge admitted that he doubted the sincerity of her words. “I hope she really understands that she was wrong,” he said.
Korean Air declined to comment. Earlier, the president of the airline, Cho's father, publicly apologized for his daughter's behavior. As noted by the media, Cho is the eldest of his three children, who also hold senior positions in the company.
Illustration copyright Reuters Image caption For delaying the plane of his own airline, its former top manager Cho Hyun (center) was sentenced to a year in prison.
Former top manager of Korean Air, Cho Hyun, was found guilty of violating aviation laws and sentenced to a year in prison.
At the beginning of December last year, Cho Hyun caused a scandal because a business class flight attendant mixed up the recipient of the order and served Cho nuts that she did not ask for, and even in a package, and not on a plate, as required by Korean Air protocol.
Cho Hyun is the daughter of Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-ho, and at that time she served as vice president of the airline.
She ordered the flight from New York to Seoul to be delayed and the senior flight attendant to be removed from the flight.
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The court ruling said that Cho Hyun's behavior "outraged human dignity."
According to the judge, Cho acted as if it was her personal plane.
“It is very doubtful that the serving of nuts was such a gross mistake,” the judge said.
Even before the trial began, Cho Hyun publicly apologized for her behavior and resigned from the company.
However, in his verdict, the judge noted that Cho showed insufficient remorse.
As a result, the court found the woman guilty of violating aviation safety rules, assault, and interfering with an investigation.
In addition, one witness said that Cho Hyun hit a crew member with a pamphlet of the airline's internal regulations.
Prosecutors demanded that Cho be sentenced to three years in prison.
In turn, Cho's defense insisted that no safety rules were violated - at the time of the incident, the plane was being towed from the airport gate to the runway.
The judge did not take this argument into account, since the official status of the flight was already “in flight”.
Illustration copyright AP Image caption Dressed all in black, Cho Hyun made a public apology for her behavior, keeping her head and face exposed as little as possible.Stephen Evans, BBC correspondent in Seoul
Cho Hyun's case has come to the center of attention due to the ongoing debate in South Korea around the so-called "chaebols" - a local form of financial and industrial groups owned by wealthy families.
Critics believe that members of these families are given career priority, which is contrary to business laws. And in their opinion, this “nuts scandal” is the clearest example of how business should not work.
In court, Cho literally cried when she read out her statement to the court, in which she apologized and expressed regret for what happened.
However, the judge said the remorse was fake.
But aside from the discussion about "chaebols", you can be sure that many will like how a representative of a privileged class of society was punished for his boorish behavior.
The humiliation that Cho experienced during this time may be no less severe a punishment than prison.
The daughter of the head of Korean Air and part-time former vice president of the company, Cho Hyun Ah, faces three years in prison on charges of violating safety rules on board the aircraft. This is what prosecutors are demanding for the “nut scandal,” which occurred when she was unhappy with the serving of nuts on board.
Seoul prosecutors have demanded three years in prison for the daughter of Korean Air CEO Cho Hyun-ah, who previously served as the airline's vice president. She is accused of violating safety rules on board. “The aircraft is considered to be in flight as soon as the door closes and the aircraft begins to move towards the runway. It is obvious that she broke the law by demanding to return,” the prosecutor said during the final hearing at the Seoul Western District Court.
In early December last year, Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-ho, was on board her family's airline and was unhappy that one of the business class flight attendants served her peanuts in a bag rather than on a plate. relies on Korean Air protocol. She then demanded that the plane's takeoff be delayed so that the senior flight attendant could be removed from the flight. This incident caused heated discussion in South Korea, and due to a wave of criticism against her, Cho Hyun Ah resigned from Korean Air. She also apologized to the flight attendants for her behavior. On December 30, Cho Hyun Ah was arrested on charges of violating in-flight safety regulations for delaying a flight, as well as insulting staff and interfering with flight attendants. Ms. Cho herself pleads guilty to only one charge, namely, insulting a flight attendant who served her nuts.
During a court hearing yesterday, Korean Air senior flight attendant Park Chan-jin said Ms Chae Hyun-ah treated him and his fellow flight attendant "like slaves" as she forced them to kneel before her in the first class cabin. Cho Hyun Ah said she regrets her action, which she said was due to her dedication to her work. Cho's lawyers insist that the charges against their client are overblown because her actions caused minimal threat to the flight, since the plane was on the ground and had not yet reached the runway at the time. In addition to Cho Hyun Ah, prosecutors sought a two-year sentence for a Korean Air manager for trying to influence the investigation by allegedly persuading crew members to lie about the incident to government investigators. Also, two years in prison were requested for a Transport Ministry employee who allegedly passed on classified information to a Korean Air manager.
The case of Cho Hyun Ah is perceived in South Korea as a symbol of nepotism reigning in business. The large family-owned conglomerates, called chobols, that dominate business in South Korea have traditionally been seen as a source of wealth for elites with little regard for the rule of law. Private Korean Air is part of the Hanjin Chobol, owned by the Cho family, but also has special status as the country's national airline. Therefore, a blow to the company’s image is perceived in Korea as a blow to the image of the state.
Natalia Barkhatova
How do airlines negotiate blacklists?
On June 11, 2014, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that allows airlines to blacklist guilty passengers. Violation of the “rules of conduct on board an aircraft” can lead to the fact that the company will not be able to sell an on-board ticket to the erring passenger for five years, and at the same time will receive the right to publish his name and surname.
The court rendered a verdict in the “nut scandal” case. The daughter of Korean Air CEO Cho Hyun Ah has been sentenced to a year in prison for an incident that occurred on board a plane in early December 2014.
December 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Before the flight to Incheon, one of the flight attendants served Cho nuts in a bag, and not on a plate, as instructed. At that time, the accused held the position of vice president of the airline and flew first class. Outraged by such service, Cho demanded that the flight attendant be removed from the flight. The commander of the aircraft, heading to the runway, had to return to the airport building. In addition, during the scandal, Cho shouted and insulted the flight attendants, forcing them to beg for forgiveness on their knees. “This is an example of a violation of human dignity,” said the judge who delivered the verdict.
This behavior of the former vice president of Korean Air caused public outrage. As the scandal gained momentum, Cho resigned and was placed in custody on December 30. Cho was accused of violating aviation safety regulations and obstructing justice by using his position. According to media reports, her company tried to force crew members to lie about the incident, allegedly the flight attendant left the board of her own free will.
[slon.ru, 02.12.2015, “The culprit of the “nut scandal” in a South Korean airline was sentenced to a year in prison”: According to Yonhap, the prosecution noted that the culprit of the scandal tried to influence the experts of the South Korean Ministry of Transport who carried out the inspection incident. - Insert K.ru]
The prosecutor's office demanded that she be sentenced to three years in prison, but the court found her not guilty on the second count. Another airline executive was convicted of obstruction of justice and received an eight-month prison sentence.
["Kommersant", 02/03/2015, "Three years in prison for the 'nut scandal' at Korean Air": During yesterday's court hearing, a senior flight attendant at Korean Air said that Ms. Chae Hyun Ah treated him and his fellow flight attendant "like to slaves” because she forced them to kneel before her in the first class cabin. Cho Hyun Ah said she regrets her action, which she said was due to her dedication to her work. [...]
The case of Cho Hyun Ah is perceived in South Korea as a symbol of the prevailing business climate. nepotism. The large family-owned conglomerates, called chobols, that dominate business in South Korea have traditionally been seen as a source of wealth for elites with little regard for the rule of law. Private Korean Air is part of Chobola Hanjin, owned by the Cho family, however, also has a special status as the country's national airline. Therefore, a blow to the company’s image is perceived in Korea as a blow to the image of the state. - Insert K.ru]
Cho's lawyers insisted that her behavior did not affect the plane's change of course. The judge categorically disagreed with them. “It makes sense to understand the course as not only the route in the air, but also the ground movement during the flight,” he said. Cho herself claimed that she did not know that the plane had started moving. But the judge rejected this claim too, noting that the staff informed her about this, to which she demanded to stop the plane. According to him, the actions of the accused led to a delay of 24 minutes, interfered with other airport operations and created a risk of collision with other flights.
“Although she had the right to remove a crew member from his duties as an employee of the company, such right should have been exercised in accordance with due process before the flight,” the judge said, noting that the return of the aircraft was beyond her scope. powers. The court said the pilot's decision to return to the airport was made on Cho's orders and was not his own. “This incident may not have happened if she did not consider the employees her slaves and controlled her temper,” the presiding officer said. “This is a serious incident that has put the safety of passengers at risk.”
The judge explained that he took into account the fact that the accused had 20-month-old twins, the absence of other criminal records and the fact that the accident did not happen after all, but added that it caused serious harm to the victims.
“As far as I understand, she repents,” said the defendant’s lawyer, noting that he has not yet discussed with his client the possibility of appealing the verdict. She also stated her repentance in a letter sent to the court. During sentencing, the judge read her letter of apology. At that moment, Cho, dressed in a green prison uniform, lowered her head, hiding her face under her long dark hair, and began to cry. According to the Korea Times, Cho sent six letters to the court apologizing and asking for leniency. In one of them, the accused told how she was adapting to prison life, where she was given only the bare necessities at a minimum. She said she was humbled by the generosity of other inmates who shared lotion, shampoo and other toiletries with her. The judge admitted that he doubted the sincerity of her words. “I hope she really understands that she was wrong,” he said.
Korean Air declined to comment. Earlier, the president of the airline, Cho's father, publicly apologized for his daughter's behavior. As noted by the media, Cho is the eldest of his three children, who also hold senior positions in the company.
Alexandra Koshkina
The reputation of Korea's largest airline, Korean Air, is under attack again. Emily Cho, the youngest daughter of Cho Yan Cho, the head of the airline, poured water on a representative of an advertising firm that cooperates with Korean Air during a corporate party.
Until that moment, Emily Cho was (her father immediately fired her) the deputy head of the airline, and now the police are searching her office in Seoul. This is not the first case of scandals caused by the behavior of family members of the chairman of the board at work.
Almost four years ago, Emily Cho's older sister, Heather, became famous for the scandal caused to her at the airport. John Kennedy (JFK) in New York. Outraged by the fact that the nuts were served to her in a bag rather than on a heated saucer (with a blue border?), Ms. Cho ordered the captain of the aircraft (already ready to take off) to return to the terminal and disembark the 1st class steward, who, according to her, I think I served the nuts incorrectly. Before arriving at the terminal, she forced the head of the onboard staff to beg her forgiveness on his knees.
The plane with 240 passengers took off 20 minutes late, which in truth is not much at the overloaded JFK. But first class passengers, where the daughter of the head of the Korean airline was, received calendars and models of the plane they were flying as compensation.
When the incident hit the media, the daughter, father and the entire Korean Air airline were subjected to a barrage of criticism for the feudal relations prevailing in the company. As the case progressed, it became clear that this was not the first such prank of the manager’s capricious daughter. Previously, she caused a scandal over incorrectly served Korean noodles. Heather Cho paid for her whims with the loss of her position and a five-month prison sentence. The head of the onboard staff was reinstated in his position and work.
Now the head of the airline has also fired his youngest daughter and said that there is no other way out of this situation than to replace his daughters with professional managers. At the same time, he fired his middle daughter, who was the director of Kal Hotel Networks, a chain of hotels owned by Korean Airlines.
It is a common practice in South Korea for members of the executive family to occupy high positions. This continues at Hyundai and Lotte Group, and it was the same at Samsung. This state of affairs has been criticized by investors who believe that such companies lack transparency.
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