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| Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress makes management comeback | Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress makes management comeback |
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| The former Korean Air executive who was sacked and jailed for a 'nut rage' tantrum on board a plane has made a corporate comeback. | The former Korean Air executive who was sacked and jailed for a 'nut rage' tantrum on board a plane has made a corporate comeback. |
| Heather Cho, heiress to the South Korean conglomerate which owns the airline, has returned to work for another of its businesses. | Heather Cho, heiress to the South Korean conglomerate which owns the airline, has returned to work for another of its businesses. |
| Ms Cho will take control of four hotels operated by the KAL Hotel Network. | Ms Cho will take control of four hotels operated by the KAL Hotel Network. |
| She hit the headlines in 2014, after forcing the plane to return to its gate during a row over how nuts were served. | She hit the headlines in 2014, after forcing the plane to return to its gate during a row over how nuts were served. |
| Ms Cho was fired and later charged after the incident on the runway of New York's JFK Airport. | Ms Cho was fired and later charged after the incident on the runway of New York's JFK Airport. |
| It emerged she had demanded a junior crew member be removed from the flight after they offered Ms Cho macadamia nuts in a bag, instead of presenting them on a plate. | It emerged she had demanded a junior crew member be removed from the flight after they offered Ms Cho macadamia nuts in a bag, instead of presenting them on a plate. |
| Power abuse | Power abuse |
| Ms Cho, 44, is the heiress of the Hanjin Group - one of South Korea's massive family-run business empires. | Ms Cho, 44, is the heiress of the Hanjin Group - one of South Korea's massive family-run business empires. |
| At the time of the incident she was executive vice-president of Korean Air, and became another symbol of the excess and entitled culture in the country's so-called chaebols. | At the time of the incident she was executive vice-president of Korean Air, and became another symbol of the excess and entitled culture in the country's so-called chaebols. |
| Ms Cho was convicted of violating aviation safety, coercion and abuse of power in 2015. | Ms Cho was convicted of violating aviation safety, coercion and abuse of power in 2015. |
| But after serving less than half of her year-long jail term, she was later cleared of violating the aviation security law and her sentence was suspended on appeal. | But after serving less than half of her year-long jail term, she was later cleared of violating the aviation security law and her sentence was suspended on appeal. |
| The court maintained the minor convictions, including interfering with business practices, but reduced her penalty to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years. | The court maintained the minor convictions, including interfering with business practices, but reduced her penalty to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years. |
| The Supreme Court upheld that ruling last December. | |
| The flight attendant she scolded, Park Chang-jin, has reportedly launched legal action against Korean Air, claiming he was demoted and has faced discrimination in the company since the incident. | The flight attendant she scolded, Park Chang-jin, has reportedly launched legal action against Korean Air, claiming he was demoted and has faced discrimination in the company since the incident. |