The “Nut Rage” Korean Air Heiresses Finally Lose Their Jobs
Meg Butler April 29, 2018
Four years after the infamous 2014 “nut rage” incident heard ’round the world, Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, 43 has been fired. Her sister, Cho Hyun-min, a marketing executive at Korean Air has also been let go.
Their dismissals come after a string of events:
- Cho Hyun-min was accused of insulting an advertising executive and throwing water in his face during a business meeting.
- Korean news website OhmyNews released audio that they say stars one of the Cho sisters screaming at Korean Air officials.
- Korean Air whistle-blowers have accused both sisters of illegally bringing luxury items on board from abroad to avoid tariffs on the items and to save transport expenses.
This rash of incidents has made the Cho family so vilified in South Korea that people have petitioned to have the “Korean” removed from Korean Air.
In response, Mr. Cho, their father and chairman of Korean Air apologized in a public statement saying, “I am deeply sorry that problems connected to my family have worried the people and employees of Korean Air,” he said. “As chairman of Korean Air and as the head of my family, I feel crushed by the immature behavior of my daughters.”
To read more on this story, go to The New York Times.
I am impressed by the statements of the women's father. He is humble and has appropriately taken some responsibility for it. How many times would people in the spotlight be spared years of people going after them if they would just say, "Yeah. That was wrong and I'm sorry." For all the drama and weirdness in these incidents, that shines out as a classy response.
I didn't get the objection to her wanting to save on transportation costs. 100 million Amazon Prime members think that's a good idea (even if it's just an illusion).
I believe they already have old news
What took so long?