 He formerly edited the Radnor edition of the Brecon and Radnor Express, and also previously wrote with Monty Python's Terry Jones. 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. "It started off as a bit of a joke, then we realised it was actually possible. It was made by Wrexham Signs, given the OK, one thing led to another and there it is." But the joke has been received well by tourists and locals. He added: "In 20 years, I haven't had a single complaint about Llandegley International." The billboard itself cost approximately £1,500 per year to maintain, and now, after fo){kind=link}
The billboard for Llandegley International has been a landmark for the past two decades, and whilst it appears like a typical road sign, it signposts to an airport which only exists in people’s imagination
A man in mid Wales who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign is halting his joke after 20 years.
A billboard for Llandegley International has been a landmark near the Powys village for the past two decades.
It appears like an ordinary road sign, however it signposts to an airport which only exists in people’s imagination.
The owner has now decided to take the sign down, after thousands of pounds have been spent installing and maintaining it, BBC News reports.