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I'm quite shocked after reading the article, if all which is reported is correct, for the pilot's absurd request and expecially for the way the airline managed the incident. I expected a lot more in terms of safety culture from Korean Air. As T28B said above, it would be no surprise that the next time the crew member withnessing such inappropriate behaviour won't report it.
Alas, I am not at all surprised. I worked on the KAL 801 accident at Guam. In three days of NTSB hearings in HNL, I got a good look at the senior management of KAL.