Officials at New Zealand's Dunedin International Airport are "surprised how much global interest" a time-limit on curbside farewell embraces has garnered.

Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in order to prevent lingering cuddles from causing traffic jams.

A unique policy has just been implemented at a New Zealand airport to prevent traffic congestion caused by extended farewell embraces. Dunedin Airpor t has introduced a 3-minute limit on hugs for passengers being dropped off.