A “welcome to Perth” sign painted on a building rooftop is scaring fliers descending to Sydney airport into thinking they have been flown to the wrong Australian city.
The prank was spotted by a passenger coming into land at the country’s busiest airport and shared on Reddit.
The building, in the Sydney suburb of Sydenham, is directly on the flight path.
The building owner, Brad Heasman, told Australia’s Traveller he has been quietly waiting for someone to notice it since painting it three months ago in industrial road paint, which makes it highly visible.
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