A former Korean Air Lines executive has been arrested for allegedly endangering flight safety by delaying a plane because her macadamia nuts were not served the way she wanted.

A US man who accidentally sold his girlfriend’s cat when it was hiding inside a bed he was selling has had the pet returned after 10 days.

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of a former Korean Air Lines executive who delayed a flight in what has widely been called “nut rage”.

South Korean prosecutors on Friday arrested a government official who allegedly leaked information about an investigation into former Korean Air Lines executive Cho Hyun-ah, who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts.

South Korean prosecutors are seeking to arrest the former executive at Korean Air Lines who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts.

Korean Air Lines will face penalties for pressuring staff to lie during a government probe into the “nut rage” incident.

Korean Air Lines will face penalties for pressuring staff to lie during a government probe into the "nut rage" incident.

South Korean online retailers said demand for macadamia nuts has skyrocketed after a Korean Air Lines executive delayed a plane over an incident now dubbed “nut rage”.

A Korean Air flight attendant has described being insulted and shamed by the airline's executive who ordered him to be removed and the plane returned over macadamia nuts, and then being asked to lie about the incident to investigators.

Forget dust-ups over reclining seats in economy class. There’s a new and exclusive twist on inflight anger: Nut rage in first class.

Korean Air has apologised for inconveniencing passengers after the daughter of its chairman ordered a crew member off a flight for serving bagged nuts in the first class cabin.