Nut rage flight attendant sues

A flight attendant who was harassed by a former Korean Air Lines vice president in what became known as the nut rage case has filed a civil lawsuit against the airline and the executive.

Two New York law firms, the Weinstein Law Firm and Kobre & Kim, said in a statement that Kim Do Hee was verbally and physically attacked by Cho Hyun-ah, the airline chairman’s daughter, who became enraged at how Kim served macadamia nuts to her.

Cho then forced the taxiing plane to return to a gate to remove another crew member.

Cho was sentenced to one year in prison for the December 5 incident at John F Kennedy International Airport.

The statement says Kim was unable to resolve the dispute privately.