New Zealand airport bans farewell hugs longer than three minutes

New Zealand airport sets three-minute limit on hugs

WELLINGTON: A New Zealand airport has imposed a three-minute limit on farewell hugs, sparking a worldwide debate over how long to cling on for a cuddle. Bosses at the international airport in the southern city of Dunedin say they were surprised by the viral response to their new rule in the car drop-off zo

NZ Airport Introduces Hug Time Limit

NZ airport introduced 3-minute hug time limit to improve safety and traffic flow. Credit: Like_the_Grand_Canyon / CC BY-NC 2.0. A New Zealand airport has set a new rule by setting a hug time limit in its drop-off area of no more than three minutes. If you want to say a longer goodbye, you’ll need to go to the car park. Dunedin International Airport, NZ, located on the South Island, introduced this rule last month. The goal is to keep the area sa…

Why this New Zealand airport’s controversial ‘hug limit’ is actually clever

New Zealand’s Dunedin Airport is trying an interesting tactic to solve the age-old problem of traffic congestion at drop-off points: A three-minute “hug limit.” The internet is calling it inhumane, but when it comes to airport signage, it’s actually kinda sweet.  The “hug limit” is laid out in blue signage around drop-off zones with messages like “Max hug time 3 minutes; For fonder farewells please use the car park” and “It’s hard to say goodbye…

Airport introduces three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs

An airport in New Zealand has caused quite a stir after introducing a three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs. Dunedin Airport has brought in the limit at its drop-off location to combat people lingering around leaving no space for others. As such, a sign has been erected which reads: “Max hug time 3 minutes, for fonder farewells please use the car park.” Speaking to Radio New Zealand, CEO of the airport Daniel De Bono spoke about the reasons fo…

New Zealand airport puts three-minute limit on goodbye hugs

There are signs outside the terminal to enforce the three-minute hug rule and encourage those seeking “fonder farewells” to head to the airport’s parking lot instead.