long goodbye hug at airport in New Zealand could land you in trouble. The international airport in Dunedin has set three-minute limit on time people can spend hugging each other at drop-off zone. An airport official said the limit is so traffic can keep flowing. He said there has recently been problem of traffic jams near departures building. The official said too many people were taking too long in drop-off zone in front of the building. The airport now has warning signs that say: "Max hug time 3 minutes. For fonder farewells, please use car park." People who spend longer than three minutes saying their goodbyes could get penalty. They could get fine or get their wheels clamped.
airport's new hugging policy is not popular with everybody. CEO Daniel De Bono told local reporters that he has received many complaints. He said: "We were accused of breaching basic human rights." He added that another person said: "How dare we limit how long someone can have hug." Someone on the airport's Facebook page called policy "inhumane". Mr De Bono defended hug posters. He said: "Three minutes is plenty of time to pull up, say farewell to your loved ones and move on. time limit is really nicer way of saying get on with it." He added that airports were "hotbeds of emotion" and that anything longer than 20-second hug was "really awkward".
