The Case Of The Korean Air Return: Return Case

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1. Introduction On December 5th, 2014, an incident in Korea had heated public opinion. Since this incident was reported, many people have been shocked, and later became known not only in Korea but also abroad. It is Korean Air Return case, (aka. peanut return case). To summarize, former Vice President Cho, Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, was having trouble with the service of the crew who brought Macadamia to the first class on Korean Air from New York on December 5, 2014. Not only this, it caused the controversy both inside and outside of Korea by making the plane returned, which was on the runway for take-off, and made the chief crew down from the plane. As a result of this action, 250 passengers who boarded the same plane suffered a delay of about 20 minutes from departure. The case, which seemed to be quietly silenced, was released on December 8th in the media, triggering a controversy over peanuts return and the chaebols (a South Korean conglomerate, usually owned by a single family, based on authoritarian management and centralized decision making-dictionary.com) overusing power. In particular, there has been a great deal of …show more content…

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