Park Soo Hong Suspends Online Activity Following Aircraft Delay Controversy... What is the Netizen Reaction?

[Korea Social Welfare Journal] Reporter Lee Jeong Mok = [Sports Seoul] Broadcaster Park Soo Hong has come under fire due to a recent controversy regarding delaying an aircraft departure. He has stopped his YouTube and social media activities after expressing an apology for this.

Park Soo Hong usually releases new content every Monday at 5 PM through his YouTube channel 'Park Soo Hong Is Happy'. However, the scheduled update on the 31st did not take place. Park Soo Hong, who normally shared updates through social media with his wife Kim Da Ye, has disabled the comment function and has not shared any news since posting an apology regarding the flight.

This controversy occurred on the 23rd at Incheon International Airport. Park Soo Hong, his wife, and daughter boarded Korean Air flight KE415 in business class heading to Guam. After boarding, Park Soo Hong became flustered due to his daughter's crying and expressed his intention to disembark. Following the advice of a flight attendant, he chose to re-board, but in this process, the flight departure was delayed by about an hour, leading to the controversy.

In his apology, Park Soo Hong stated, "I made an immediate judgment because of the child's crying, and my immature decision caused inconvenience to the passengers." He also apologized, saying, "While waiting on board, the child calmed down so I decided to re-board, but I overlooked the seriousness of the delay that could occur because of this." He expressed deep apologies to the affected passengers and airline officials.

Korean Air stated that although Park Soo Hong expressed an intention to disembark, there was no issue with him re-boarding because the aircraft door did not actually open.

Following this incident, Park Soo Hong shared updates after arriving in Guam, but as the controversy grew, he made the decision to suspend his online activities.