In this Decermber 12, 2014 file photo, Cho Hyun-ah, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air and the oldest child of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, speaks to the media in Seoul. (AP)
Seoul:
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to detain the former executive at Korean Air Lines Co. who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts and a current executive for attempts to cover up the "nut rage" case.
Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office said on Wednesday that Cho Hyun-ah faces charges including inflight violence and changing a flight route.
The daughter of Korean Air's chairman earlier this month resigned as vice president at the airline as public outrage mounted after she forced a plane to return and kicked off a flight attendant because the nuts were served in a bag, not on a plate.
The Transport Ministry said it had asked prosecutors to investigate a ministry official suspected of leaking secrets about the ministry's investigation to the current airline executive.
Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office said on Wednesday that Cho Hyun-ah faces charges including inflight violence and changing a flight route.
The daughter of Korean Air's chairman earlier this month resigned as vice president at the airline as public outrage mounted after she forced a plane to return and kicked off a flight attendant because the nuts were served in a bag, not on a plate.
The Transport Ministry said it had asked prosecutors to investigate a ministry official suspected of leaking secrets about the ministry's investigation to the current airline executive.
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