Four years ago, the daughter of Korean Air's Chairman made headlines around the world for ordering a taxiing plane to head back to the gate because she was unhappy with how her nuts were served.<br />Now, another daughter is in hot water... for her own outrageous display of entitlement.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo reports. <br /> Korean Air is once again under fire.<br />Last week, Senior Vice President Cho Hyun-min, daughter of the company's chairman, made headlines for allegedly throwing a bottle of water at an advertising firm manager in a meeting last month. Cho denies throwing the bottle at the man, but admits that she did push him.<br /> Korean Air officials said Monday that Cho has been removed from her duties until police finish investigating.<br /> And audio recordings newly released by local internet news media... reveal Cho yelling at another person, presumed to be a subordinate.<br /> Although she has apologized for what she called her "foolish behavior," local police launched a preliminary investigation… after the incident was first reported.<br />The police are said to be looking into whether the heiress abused her power or broke any laws.<br /> Cho's powerful family has been embroiled in scandal before.<br />Cho Hyun-min is the younger sister of Cho Hyun-ah, infamous for the so-called "nut rage" incident four years ago... in which she ordered a taxiing aircraft back to the gate in New York... because she was unhappy with the way a flight attendant had served her macadamia nuts.<br />Cho Hyun-ah was found guilty of violating aviation law and sentenced to a year in jail but she was released after an appeal.<br /> A petition launched last Friday on the website of the presidential office... has so far been signed by more than 55-thousand Koreans... demanding that the airline remove the word "Korean" from its name and stop using a Korean national symbol as its logo,... saying the owners' behavior "degrades" the country and the company. <br /> In their reports, foreign news outlets have explained the concept of "gapjil",... the unfortunate cultural practice of some executives in Korea who abuse subordinates and contractors.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News <br />
