Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean-American under probe over air rage
By Jung Min-ho
The man damaged the plane's inner plastic window during the flight. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean-American man is being investigated in Korea for “unruly behavior” on a flight from Los Angeles to Incheon, police said Thursday.
According to police and Korean Air, the suspect, 31, caused a disturbance, damaged a window, cursed flight attendants and injured himself.
Other passengers were terrified when he broke the inner plastic window pane with his tablet computer as the plane was landing at Incheon International Airport early Wednesday.
The man now faces charges of violating Korea's Aviation Security Act and may have to spend much time (up to 10 years) in prison.
Other passengers and flight attendants said he looked mentally unstable from the beginning. For that reason, the flight crew had refused to serve him alcohol.