A New Zealand airport has sparked global outrage after implementing a three-minute limit on hugs in its drop-off zone, telling travelers with a sour new sign: "For fonder farewells please use the ...

The rule is enforced at a new drop-off zone created to reduce traffic congestion. But there won't be any "hug police." Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

Dunedin Airport in New Zealand's South Island erected a sign reading: ... The rule applies only to the drop-off zone. Parking is free for the first 15 minutes and $1.80 for half an hour.

Dunedin Airport drop-off zone sign. Photo: Dunedin Airport. A New Zealand airport has sparked quite the debate over its new “max hug time” signage at its drop-off zone.

For fonder farewells please use the car park," the sign reads in the drop-off zone area. The airport updated their drop-off policy in September 2024, in an effort to prevent traffic jams caused by ...

You might need to set a timer. The countdown is certainly on for travellers at Dunedin airport in New Zealand, where a new sign has been introduced to cap “hug time” at the departures drop-off ...

My local airport it would be ‘you can’t stop there’ – there’s a £100 fine if you stop and a minimum £5.00 to drop someone off in the drop-off zone. I love Nice airport – they have ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --A New Zealand airport posted a sign in its drop-off zone asking passengers and their drivers to limit their farewell hugs to a maximum of three minutes.

Longer embraces can be had away from the drop-off zone. “I’m not a big hugger. Twenty seconds tops for me,” joked the airport chief as he demonstrated a hug for his staff.

Disability advocates, who identified the lack of suitable drop-off areas years ago, said it was a promising sign. The ADA drop-off and pick-up zones were one of more than 200 recommendations made ...

This is one change passengers aren’t embracing. A New Zealand airport has sparked global outrage after implementing a three-minute limit on hugs in its drop-off zone, advising travelers with a ...

Dunedin Airport in New Zealand's South Island erected a sign reading: ... The rule applies only to the drop-off zone. Parking is free for the first 15 minutes and $1.80 for half an hour.