Seoul;
Korean prosecutors questioned Korean
Air heiress and former senior executive
Cho-Hyun-Ah on Wednesday over her
fit of nut rage aboard a plane this month,
which sparked a national uproar.
The 40 year-old daughter of the air-
line's chief executive forced the
chief cabin-crew member off a New York-
Seoul flight and compelled the taxiling
plane to return to the gate after she took
exception to being served macadamia nuts
she had not asked for-and in a bag,not a bowl.
"I am sorry"Cho said feebly as she was mobbed
by journalists and photgraphers when she appeared
at the Seoul Western Prosecutors'Office,keeping
her head low and her face covered with shoulder
length hair.
Prosecutors will focus on whether she forced
the purser off the flight,ordered the pilot
to return the plane to the gate and whether
she used violence against the two crew members
according to the Yanhap news agency.
She has denied reports she made him
and the flight attendant kneel and beg
her forveness,but another passenger
in first class has confirmed she forced
both to their knee.
Prosecutors will also investigate whether
the airline's executives coerced cabin crew
to give false testimony to government inspectors
to protect Cho.
"There are concerns over evidence tampering
so we plan to stop this by filing for an arrest
warrant" a prosecutors quoted as saying by
Chosun Llbo daily.
The transportation ministry said Tuesday
it would sanction Korean Air with a flight
ban,most likely on the New York- Seoul
route,that could last for up to a month
or with fines of up to $2 million.
It also asked prosecution authorities to open
a criminal probe into the incident.
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