A man who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign is removing it after two decades - despite never getting any complaints. The sign for Llandegley International in Wales has been a landmark in the village for the past 20 years.
The post looks like every other genuine road sign, however it directs people to an airport which doesn't actually exist. Drivers will spot the sign when they are travelling eastwards along the A44 between Rhayader and Kington.
It directs motorists to Terminals 1 and 3 of Llandegley International airport, however, if you follow that route as instructed, you will actually just find a field on the outskirts of the village of Llandegley, Powys, reports the Mirror.Journalist Nicholas Whitehead is behind the joke and despite spending thousands of pounds to install and maintain the sign, he has decided to remove it.
Speaking to BBC News he recalled how it all began with a "wild conversation with friends one evening".He said: "We thought of renting a sign for something that wasn't really there, possibly a project that didn't exist, and we settled on the airport.
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