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The nut rage incident, also referred to as nutgate or nut return ((朝鮮語:땅콩 회항)), occurred on December 5, 2014, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, when Korean Air vice president Heather Cho, having been dissatisfied with the way a flight attendant served her nuts on the plane, ordered the aircraft to taxi back to the airport's gate before takeoff. First-class passengers, including Cho, were given nuts bagged in their original packaging (in conformity with the airline's procedures); Cho had expected them to be served on a plate in first class. Cho questioned the cabin crew chief about the standard procedure of serving the nuts. After a heated confrontation during which she assaulted him, she ordered him off the plane, requiring a return to the gate and delaying the flight by about 20 minutes. When the incident became public there was much criticism of Cho and Korean Air, leading to Cho resigning from her post. She was subsequently found guilty in Korean court of obstructing aviation safety and given a twelve-month prison sentence. == Initial incident and official report == On December 5, 2014, Heather Cho (Korean name: Cho Hyun-ah; Hangul: (朝鮮語:조현아)), a businesswoman who was then the vice-president of Korean Air and the chief executive officer of KAL Hotel Network, as well as daughter of Korean Air chairman and CEO Cho Yang-ho,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Daily Mail )〕 boarded Korean Air Flight 86 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, destined for Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Prior to takeoff, she was served macadamia nuts in a closed bag rather than on a plate. Upon being served the nuts in a bag, Cho rebuked flight attendant Kim Do Hee,〔 and called over cabin crew chief Park Chang-jin,〔 to complain.〔 It was alleged that, under Cho's orders, the chief was forced to kneel down before her and beg for forgiveness. Cho repeatedly struck his knuckles with the edge of a digital tablet, and immediately dismissed him. Cho ordered the chief to get off the plane, requiring it to taxi back to the airport's gate. Initially, the chief allegedly agreed with executives to refrain from making public statements and disclosing the incident to officials, but when he and the flight attendant heard about Cho's apparent attempts to spread false rumors of sexual relations between the flight attendant and chief, he decided to file an official complaint. The incident created a delay of approximately 20 minutes for the flight with 250 people on board.〔〔 Korean Air issued an apology to passengers, but attempted to justify Cho's action, saying it was in accordance with her job of inspecting in-flight service and airplane safety. They apologized for the inconvenience.〔〔 Initially, the minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board was investigating the case.〔 An aggrieved first class passenger contacted the airline about the incident she observed, and received a model airplane and a calendar in the mail by way of apology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nut rage incident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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