First Passengers Land at New Terminal 1 at San Diego International

First flights into Terminal 1

Airline passengers exit from the jetway after arriving from San Jose, California, aboard Southwest Airlines flight 4298. The passengers are among the first group to arrive at the new Terminal 1 of San Diego International Airport. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Passengers aboard flight 2866 from Honolulu are the first group to deplane and enter the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport, which opened to the public Mon…

San Diego airport’s Terminal 1 welcomes first flights

As the San Diego airport prepared for Terminal 1’s first full day of operations on Tuesday, the new 19-gate facility on Monday night welcomed the first of 15 flights, arriving from across the country, from San Jose and Austin to Honolulu and Denver. The nighttime arrivals mark the official opening of the first phase of the new Terminal 1, which replaces the 1960s-era existing facility that has grown cramped and outdated. Its last flight was to t…

First passengers land at new Terminal 1 at San Diego International

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) San Diego International Airport marked the beginning of an era Monday night as the new Terminal 1 officially opened, welcoming the first two flights to ever land in the brand new state-of-the-art facility.The first flight to arrive at the new terminal came from Honolulu, Hawaii, with passengers receiving a surprise welcome from airline and airport staff. Travelers didn't learn they were part of history until they landed and were…

$3.8B Terminal 1 Part of Decades-Long Project to Overhaul SAN

SAN DIEGO – The team behind the San Diego International Airport’s new Terminal 1 wants you to do a double take the next time you enter the building. Things have changed — drastically. Cramped, dingy and outdated used to be synonyms for “Terminal 1” in the vocabulary of San Diegans. On Sept. 23, that all […]