Cho, who himself was under indictment, was embarrassed by explosions of rage by both of his daughters, which went viral and led to their resignations.
Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho arrives at a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, in June 2018.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.LOS ANGELES — Cho Yang-ho, the chairman and chief executive of Korean Air, whose legal troubles — and colorful daughters — kept him and the airline in an unwanted spotlight, died Sunday, the airline said.
But it was scandals involving his daughters that brought worldwide attention to Cho and his family — one involving macadamia nuts and the other involving a water bottle. Last year, Cho's younger daughter, Cho Hyun-min, also a company vice president, was charged in Seoul, South Korea, with business obstruction and assault after she was accused of having thrown water in the face of an advertising executive during a meeting in England.
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