"Do You Know Who My Dad Is?" Korail Sues Passenger for Eating Burger and Using Abusive Language on KTX

A passenger taking off a mask and eating inside the KTX. Photo by Online Community Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) filed a complaint on the 3rd against a man in his 20s, passenger A, for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act after causing controversy by eating food and using abusive language on a high-speed train (KTX) on the same day.

KORAIL judged that A’s act of ignoring the crew’s instructions not to eat and eating a hamburger again violated COVID-19 quarantine rules.

A is accused of lowering his mask and consuming food on the Seoul-bound KTX train boarded at Dongdaegu Station on the afternoon of the 28th of last month. Eating food on the KTX is a violation of COVID-19 quarantine rules.

At the time, A was eating a chocolate cake on the train when he was first warned by the crew.

However, after the crew left, A took off his mask again and ate a hamburger, drawing complaints from nearby passengers.

While eating the hamburger, when a passenger in the same car complained, saying, "Isn't this too much for a public transportation facility?" A reportedly responded with abusive language such as, "What does it matter whether I eat here or not?" and "Do you know who my father is, you lowly-looking X?"

After this incident became known and controversial through online communities, A eventually apologized to the passenger involved.

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