May kasabihan na, "It's hard to say goodbye."
Pero hindi ito uubra sa isang airport sa New Zealand.
Meron lamang three minutes ang passengers sa Dunedin Airport para magpaalam sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay.
Mababasa sa signage sa labas ng airport: “Max hug time 3 minutes.”
May rekomendasyon naman ang airport kung mas gusto nila ng mas mahabang paalamanan.
Dagdag na reminder, “For fonder farewells, please use the car park.”
Nakalagay sa signage na may 15-minute window ang passengers para sa mas matagal na pamamaalam sa loved ones.
May valid reason ang airport kung bakit kelangang limitahan ang “hug time” ng mga pasahero.
May paliwanag si Dan De Bono, chief executive officer ng Dunedin Airport, sa kanyang Radio New Zealand interview, “We’re trying to have fun with it. It is an airport, and those drop-off locations are common locations for farewells.”
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In short, gusto nilang may equal chances ang lahat.
Sabi ni De Bondo, “There’s no space left for others. It’s about enabling others to have hugs.”
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Sa isang ginawang report, lumalabas na malaki ang naitutulong ng hugging sa mga tao.
Ulat ng NBC News, ang pagyakap ay nakaka-improve ng mood, sa well-being, at maging sa physical health ng isang tao.
Ayon kay Michael Banissy, head of psychological science ng University of Bristol sa United Kingdom, sana lang daw ay sapat ang three-minute limit ng airport to “provide enough of a window to facilitate the release of hormones that contribute to these health and well-being benefits."
Dagdag niya, ang “context and quality of the hug are crucial” para ma-achieve ang good effects nito.
Kung may limit daw ang hugging, baka hindi ma-achieve ang benefits nito, "[F]or some people, time limits might undermine the natural, comforting nature of hugging, potentially preventing individuals from fully experiencing a farewell hug’s emotional and physiological rewards.”
Katuwiran naman ni Dunedin Airport CEO De Bono, ayon sa isang study, ang 20-second hug ay sapat na para mag-release ng oxytocin o love hormone.
Mixed naman ang reactions ng netizens sa isyung ito.