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New Zealand airport makes international headlines for unusual new rule

The new rule has been criticised by social media users but the airport's management says it was just trying to have "fun" with the signs. - www.sbs.com.au

Dunedin Airport has made international headlines by introducing a bizarre rule for their drop-off zone — capping 'hug time' at three minutes. The signs, which have gone viral on social media, specify "max hug time 3 minutes" at the New Zealand airport and direct those looking for "fonder farewells" to use the carpark. Speaking to RNZ earlier this month, Dunedin Airport chief executive Dan De Bono said the signs were used because the airport's management was trying to have "fun" and avoid "intense" messaging.

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