Airline under pressure over nut probe

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

South Korea’s transport ministry said the carrier could face up to 21 days of flight suspensions or shell out a €1m fine for breaking aviation law.

Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, went crackers after she was served macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate, forcing the aircraft to return to the gate and ordering a crew member off the December 5 flight. She later resigned from executive roles including head of cabin service amid a storm of criticism over the incident, which made world headlines and spawned parodies on the internet.