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Airport introduces time limit on hugs (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Lemmynated to c/[email protected]

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Dunedin Airport CEO Daniel De Bono weighed in on the topic in an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ radio. Describing airports as “hotbeds of emotion,” he pointed to a study suggesting a 20-second hug is enough to get a burst of the “love hormone” oxytocin and argued that moving customers along quickly allows more people to get more hugs.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's generous. I've been to some airports where if you stay for more than about 30 seconds, an officer will come and tell you you have to move.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Adding several extra minutes in an active drop off zone is definitely a big nuisance. There are cases where it takes time (eg with young kids) and there's no way around it. But it's not cool that hold up spots for no reason.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ouch. Which ones? (So I know where to avoid)

[–] JasonDJ 2 points 1 month ago

Omg TF Greene (PVD) was like that. Don't know if it still is.

The security guard there likes the power trips. Even if there's no other cars lined up at arrivals, and you can see your passenger walking towards you with bags in hand. She will yell at you and try to get you to move along and do a 3 minute loop around the parking lot.