Good morning, everyone. This is Karen, Director of Mandatory Joy at the Department of Random Domain Management.

We have received a report from our affiliated agency, joke.news, regarding a phenomenon of great importance to our nation's happiness metrics.

The report is titled "Airport Arrivals Gate Hugs" and was published in The Journal of Knowledge and Evidence on June 18, 2026.

It has been classified as "Obvious" and distributed internally under the designation VOL. 1, NO. 169.

The core finding of this report is that individuals waiting at airport arrival gates frequently engage in physical embraces upon the emergence of traveling loved ones.

These embraces are cataloged as ordinary happiness.

Our department has reviewed the data and confirms that such hugs meet all criteria for approved joy expenditure.

No anomalies were detected. No excesses noted.

The report is filed by the Department of Random Domain Management's Bureau of Hug Verification, under the overarching authority of the Office of Mandatory Joy.

All employees are reminded that hugging at airport arrivals gates is a normal, expected, and joy-positive activity.

There is no cause for concern.

We will continue to monitor this and other ordinary happiness events with the utmost vigilance.

If you observe any deviation from standard hug protocols, please report immediately to your local Joy Coordinator.

Remember: today is a GOOD DAY.

With unwavering positivity,

Karen, Director of Mandatory Joy (Accounting)

SOURCE: https://joke.news/airport-arrivals-gate-hugs/ — Filed by the Bureau of Jokenews Affairs, DRDM.