Passengers were left a little panicked and confused by a prank ‘Welcome to Luton’ sign as they landed at London’s Gatwick Airport.
One passenger, Abbey Desmond, from Essex, said a ripple of confusion passed through her plane as it approached Gatwick, which is about 95km from Luton Airport, with a long drive though or around London separating the two.
“I actually was in a state of panic,” she told The National.
“I genuinely thought ‘oh no, have I actually had another blonde moment and booked the wrong airport home now?’ but when we landed about a minute later and they said we were at Gatwick I had the biggest sigh of relief.
“Everyone was saying 'Luton' and thought we’d been diverted or gone to the wrong airport.”
Ms Desmond was returning to the UK from a holiday in Mexico when she looked out of the window and saw the welcome sign.
YouTube prankster Josh Fosh, who said he was inspired by similar stunts in Australia and the US, explained how he had managed to put the 60-metre-long sign in place.
“It's my job to make videos and my videos are all about doing silly things, to put a smile on people's faces but just to be silly," he said. "I'm glad this stunt has gone down well.
“I went door-knocking on fields next to Heathrow and Gatwick and a lovely couple said, “yeah, we've got a 80m long patch of land we don't have any use for”, so I said 'great, can I get my tarpaulin out and start hammering pegs into the ground?'”
Each of the letters is 8m by 3m and the sign, which Mr Fosh said should be in place for another six weeks, cost a total of £4,000.
2018 ICC World Twenty20 Asian Western Sub Regional Qualifier
Event info: The tournament in Kuwait this month is the first phase of the qualifying process for sides from Asia for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. The UAE must finish within the top three teams out of the six at the competition to advance to the Asia regional finals. Success at regional finals would mean progression to the World T20 Qualifier.
UAE’s fixtures: Fri Apr 20, UAE v Qatar; Sat Apr 21, UAE v Saudi Arabia; Mon Apr 23, UAE v Bahrain; Tue Apr 24, UAE v Maldives; Thu Apr 26, UAE v Kuwait
World T20 2020 Qualifying process:
- Sixteen teams will play at the World T20 in two years’ time.
- Australia have already qualified as hosts
- Nine places are available to the top nine ranked sides in the ICC’s T20i standings, not including Australia, on Dec 31, 2018.
- The final six teams will be decided by a 14-team World T20 Qualifier.
World T20 standings: 1 Pakistan; 2 Australia; 3 India; 4 New Zealand; 5 England; 6 South Africa; 7 West Indies; 8 Sri Lanka; 9 Afghanistan; 10 Bangladesh; 11 Scotland; 12 Zimbabwe; 13 UAE; 14 Netherlands; 15 Hong Kong; 16 Papua New Guinea; 17 Oman; 18 Ireland
10 tips for entry-level job seekers
- Have an up-to-date, professional LinkedIn profile. If you don’t have a LinkedIn account, set one up today. Avoid poor-quality profile pictures with distracting backgrounds. Include a professional summary and begin to grow your network.
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- Prepare for online interviews using mock interview tools. Even before landing interviews, it can be useful to start practising.
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Arda Atalay, head of Mena private sector at LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Rudy Bier, managing partner of Kinetic Business Solutions and Ben Kinerman Daltrey, co-founder of KinFitz
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