{"id":207024,"date":"2026-03-06T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=207024"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:42:16","slug":"airport-bans-pyjamas-jokingly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/airport-bans-pyjamas-jokingly\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport bans pyjamas jokingly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa International Airport in the United States surprised travellers this week when it posted online that it wanted to ban people from wearing pyjamas at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>The message, shared on Thursday on the social media platform X, quickly spread and was viewed millions of times. However, airport officials soon explained that the idea was only a joke.<\/p>\n<p>The post said the airport had already gone \u201cCrocs-free\u201d and had \u201cseen enough\u201d of pyjamas. It added, \u201cThe madness stops today. 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