SEOUL: A former vice president of South Korea's top airline, Korea Air Lines Co., was indicted on Wednesday on charges of obstructing aviation safety after she ordered a crewmember to deplane over in-flight service last month.

Announcing the interim outcome of their one-month probe, investigators at the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office said they have charged Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho, with violating the nation's aviation safety law and criminal code.

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