Korean Air Exec Boots Flight Attendant For Serving Macadamia Nuts The Wrong Way

A Korean Airlines flight was forced to return to the gate at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport last week after a company executive decided to kick the aircraft's head flight attendant off the plane.

The incident arose after Korean Air executive vice president Heather Cho took exception to the way she was served macadamia nuts by a junior flight attendant, reported the Wall Street Journal.

According to the BBC, Cho was served the nuts in packaging instead of according to the proper procedure, which requires the cabin crew to inquire if the passenger would enjoy the snack, then serve them on a plate.

As MarketWatch explained, the executive then summoned the flight's purser and proceeded to grill him on Korean Air's food service procedure. Apparently unsatisfied with the purser's response, Cho ordered the aircraft back to the gate, with the support of the pilot, so the crew member could deplane.