SEOUL, South Korea — Korean Air on Wednesday was ordered to pay 20 million won ($17,770) to a flight attendant who was kicked off an airplane by the firm’s heiress in 2014 in a now infamous “nut rage” episode. ADVERTISEMENTThe worker, Park Chang-jin, earlier sued Korean Air claiming that the firm — the South’s flag carrier — unfairly demoted him to an ordinary cabin crew position for speaking out about the incident to the media. He also sued the firm and Cho, seeking compensation for physical and psychological suffering. Cho, then the firm’s vice president, had forced Park and another flight attendant to kneel before her to apologize. A Seoul court accepted part of Park’s argument and ordered Korean Air to pay him 20 million won but dismissed the suit against Cho.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 19, 2018 10:07 UTC