According to local media, the rule change was announced last month at Dunedin International Airport on the South Island of New Zealand as part of a larger initiative to increase safety and maintain traffic flow in the area.
The old signs, which just warned drivers that cars left unattended might be seized and penalized NZ$70, were changed, according to Stuff.
Airports are “hotbeds of emotion,” according to Daniel De Bono, the CEO of the airport, who told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that a 20-second hug is sufficient to release oxytocin, the “love hormone.”
