SAPS pilot's KFC 'fly-through' leaves many in stitches

The SAPS helicopter that the pilot landed at a parking lot to get some food at Komani Mall in the Eastern Cape.

The SAPS helicopter that the pilot landed at a parking lot to get some food at Komani Mall in the Eastern Cape.

Published Oct 29, 2018

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Johannesburg - The craving for fried chicken hit an Eastern Cape police officer so hard that he landed a work helicopter at a KFC outlet.

The SAPS pilot landed the helicopter at the Queenstown KFC, apparently to buy a meal.

The pictures of the landing went viral on social media last week and showed the pilot, who has not been identified, landing the SAPS chopper at Komani Mall on Tuesday afternoon, and walking into the KFC to order a meal. After getting his food, he walked back to the helicopter and flew away.

National police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirmed they were investigating the landing and said it was an internal police matter.

As to be expected, many social users had a field day after hearing about the news such as @miss_andisa who tweeted: "More proof that fast food joints need a "fly thru".

@GlennGault also saw some fun in that tweeting: "When you are hungry you gotta eat".

Another one @Ntshembo_Vuma also took the mickey out of the situation saying: "You see hunger doesn't have respect that your (sic) on the sky."

But @26degreesSouth was more sympathetic: "Maybe he has worked a long shift and is on a break before the next task. He paid for his food. No rules broken. They do a thankless job."

The Star

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