Out of left field as plane drama astounds shoppers

STARTLED shoppers could have been forgiven for thinking the recession was over and Celtic Tiger II had arrived when a light aircraft landed at one of Limerick’s biggest shopping centres yesterday – and then took off after refuelling.

However, the plane’s touch down did not mark the arrival in style of a pampered pilot, but an aviator with survival rather than sales on their mind.

Perplexed Tesco shoppers last evening watched in amazement as the single engine light aircraft landed in a field adjacent to the shopping centre after running out of fuel.