The former Korean Air executive on trial after an inflight tantrum over a serving of nuts defended her actions as the result of devotion to work in the final day of testimony.
Cho Hyun-ah told a Seoul court Monday her behavior was "wrong" but she still believes cabin crew in first class did not follow proper procedures by offering macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a dish.
"I think this case happened because of devotion to my work and because I could not be considerate to other people," she said.
Cho ordered the chief flight attendant off the Dec. 5 flight after a confrontation with cabin crew, forcing the plane to return to the gate at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Cho, the daughter of Korean Air's chairman, has pleaded not guilty to charges of violating aviation safety law.
The "final call" about returning to the gate was made by the captain, she said.
Last week, cabin crew told the court they were pressured by Korean Air executives to cover up the incident and to lie to investigators from South Korea's transport ministry.
On the most serious charge of changing a flight's route, they argued events fell short of that definition because the plane was only meters from the gate when it turned back.
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