The daughter of the boss of Korean Air has been convicted over a tantrum she threw on a flight over a bag of nuts.
A South Korean court has ruled that Heather Cho violated air safety law after she delayed a flight by forcing the captain to return to the gate so the most senior cabin crew member could be removed from the plane.
Cho, who was vice president responsible for cabin service at the family-run airline, took exception to being served macadamia nuts in a packet rather than a bowl on a flight from New York to Incheon, South Korea, in December.
The court in Seoul also found her guilty of obstructing the flight's captain in the performance of his duties and of forcing a crew member to leave the plane.
Cho, 40, was cleared of interfering with a transport ministry investigation into the incident.
She is due to be sentenced later and faces up to three years in prison.
Cho's behaviour caused an uproar in South Korea, where she was accused of being petty and arrogant.
South Korea's biggest airline had previously apologised for causing "inconvenience" for passengers, but defended Ms Cho's actions as a "reasonable" move to improve inflight service.
This response only served to fuel public outrage.
Following her resignation, Cho, who joined Korean Air in 1999, issued a statement through the airline.
She said: "I feel so sorry for our customers and South Koreans for causing such trouble... and seek forgiveness from the people who might have been hurt by me."
Her father, Korean Air tycoon Cho Yang-ho, accepted her resignation immediately.
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