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A helicopter pilot has been charged with “blatant abuse” of lockdown rules after flying 80 miles to pick up a steak sandwich.
On Tuesday, Chipping Farm Shop near Preston posted an Instagram video of the plane landing and a worker delivering a package.
The store claimed the pilot had made the trip for a sandwich, adding: “When their customers are literally ‘flying’ to pick up their ‘Roast Beef in Caramelized Onion Sauce.'”
A resident tracked the helicopter back to the city airport in Salford using a flight radar website, the BBC reported.
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The Ribble Valley council has launched an investigation into the flight to determine if it broke coronavirus restrictions.
The council’s Chipping district representative, Simon Hore, told the BBC that the trip “appears to be a blatant abuse of travel restrictions under current blocking rules.”
The Conservative councilor added: “All locals must make sure they are observing the rules.”
Chipping Farm Shop has since removed their Facebook account that featured the video, but the clip is still on their Instagram page.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed they were investigating the incident, but the Lancashire force said it had not received a complaint.
Yahoo UK has contacted the Chipping Farm Shop for comment.
Read more: What you can and cannot do under the new rules for England
It is currently illegal to leave the house, except if you have a “reasonable excuse”.
These include going to work where working from home is impossible, exercising, shopping for essentials, and obtaining childcare in certain circumstances.
Beginning Monday, people will be able to join another person from another home to sit outside, and a designated regular visitor will be able to go to a nursing home.
Schools and higher education will return to classroom teaching, supported by regular examinations in secondary schools and universities.
After school clubs and children’s sports can once again help working parents.
All students will be encouraged to cover their faces in all indoor settings, including classrooms, unless a social distance of 2m can be maintained.
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