Chairman Fred Lam describes facility as ‘milestone’ in airport’s development, prioritising efficiency and user experience
The expanded second passenger terminal at Hong Kong International Airport will be crucial to the city’s role as a global aviation hub, with its departure concourse set to open at the end of next year, the managing authority has said.
The Airport Authority said on Friday that Terminal 2 would open on May 27 and travellers would check in, clear immigration and undergo security checks before proceeding to Terminal 1 for departure.
The dedicated departure concourse and boarding gates were slated to open at the end of next year, it added.
Authority chairman Fred Lam Tin-fuk described Terminal 2 as “a new milestone” in the airport’s development, prioritising efficiency and user experience.
“We believe that Terminal 2 can divert departing flights efficiently to welcome passengers during the summer holiday,” Lam said, adding that the authority would turn the airport into “Skytopia”, a megadevelopment offering experiences that spanned land, water and air.
Acting financial secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun said the government was taking a broad approach to ensuring Hong Kong’s role as a global aviation hub.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
