SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The chief flight attendant who had to deplane from the Korean Air flight at New York’s JFK International Airport last December in the “nut rage” incident, is now experiencing a harsh work schedule, which is arousing suspicion that the company is seeking revenge against the crew. Park Chang-jin, the purser [...]
“Cho Hyun-ah continuously blames crewmen and the chief flight attendant. It is difficult to judge that Cho had sincerely apologized and showed remorse for the incident. Also, she systematically interfered with the investigation carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport following the incident.” - A prosecutor during Cho’s trial at the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) — Korean Air, South Korea’s top flag carrier, has started to sell tickets through online social commerce stores from late last month, a rare move seen as an effort to reach more customers as it comes under growing pressure from low-cost carriers expanding their market share. Flight tickets for the Seoul-Jeju [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air, the talk of town after the “nut rage” scandal featuring former vice-president Cho Hyun-a and a ticketing mistake giving the wrong seat to singer Bobby Kim, is suffering from a drop in passengers, the only Korean airline seeing passenger numbers decline. In the face of intensifying competition from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of passengers using Korean Air Line Co., South Korea’s top flag carrier, dropped in December apparently affected by the so-called “nut rage” that has tarnished its image among travelers, industry data showed Saturday. Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho, resigned as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A family member of the former Korean Air Lines Co. executive at the center of the “nut rage” scandal came under fire on Wednesday after prosecutors revealed a text message in which she promised to “take revenge” on behalf of her sister. Cho Hyun-min promised her sister Hyun-ah she [...]