SEOUL: South Korea brought a new “anti-nut rage” law into effect on Tuesday, prompted by an angry outburst by the daughter of Korean Air’s boss over a bag of macadamias.

The revised aviation law, which drastically toughens punishments on unruly passengers, was a direct result of the “nut rage” incident by Cho Hyun-Ah in December 2014, the transportation ministry said.

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