The saying "When it rains, it pours" seems apt for Korean Air at the moment as the airline is facing yet another PR disaster.
Video has emerged that appears to show the wife of the airline's CEO lashing out at construction workers.
The footage has further enflamed the mounting public outcry against the family's arrogant and violent attitudes.
Kim Hyo-sun reports.
A video showing a woman presumed to be the wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho abusing workers at a construction site was broadcast on Monday by a local news outlet.
In the video,... the middle-aged woman, believed to be Cho's wife and director of the Ilwoo Foundation, Lee Myung-hee,... is seen kicking construction materials, and physically abusing a worker by pulling her arm and pushing her.
According to the person who handed the video to the news outlet,... the clip was recorded in May of 2014 at the construction site for Incheon Hyatt Hotel,... which belongs to Hanjin Group, parent of Korean Air.
While Korean Air staff have confirmed that the woman in the video is indeed Lee Myung-hee,... an official statement from the airline says it's hard to confirm.
If the woman in the clip is proven to be Lee,... an ongoing investigation into her behavior could be turned into a formal one.
Police were already carrying out a preliminary probe against Lee for alleged physical and verbal violence against a construction team who were hired to renovate her Seoul residence in 2013.
Lee's two daughters, Cho Hyun-ah and Cho Hyun-min, recently stepped down from their executive positions at Korean Air amid mounting accusations of violent behavior and abuse of power.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.