(ATR) Heather Cho will serve one year in prison for her Korean Air outburst.
Korean Judge Seong-woo Oh ruled that he questioned if Cho was truly remorseful for her actions. According to a report from the LA Times, prosecutors were hoping for a three-year sentence.
The LA Times reported that Cho and her legal team can appeal the sentence, but no word has been given on whether or not Cho will do so.
Cho, the daughter of PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee president and Korean Air chairman Yang Ho Cho,ordered a Korean Air flight leaving from New York City back to return to its gate after a flight attendant served Cho’s macadamia nuts the wrong way. Cho, sitting in first class, became furious that her nuts were served in a sealed bag, rather than on a plate per company policy.
Dubbed "nut rage" by the media, the case gained international attention in December.
"The so-called 'nut rage' case trampled on the integrity of humanity," Oh said in a report to Korean News Agency Yonhap.
Prosecutors charged with violating aviation security law, and eventually obstruction of a government investigation.
Korean investigators found evidence that Cho had ordered Korean Air employees to destroy evidence that would be useful against her.
Yang Ho Cho apologized for his daughter’s actions in mid-December, and POCOG told ATR in January that "Korean Air and POCOG are separate issues."
Written by Aaron Bauer
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