“Check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 2 will open at the end of the month, with 15 airlines – including HK Express and Hong Kong Airlines – moving to the new location in phases. HK Express planes at the Hong Kong International Airport. File photo: GovHK. The departure hall at Terminal 2, which will open on May 27, will be home to eight aisles totalling 160 check-in counters, Airport Authority Hong Kong said in a press release on Friday. Three Hong Kong carriers – HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines and Greater Bay Airlines – will have their check-in services gradually moved to Terminal 2. Starting from May 27, those flying Hong Kong Airlines will have to check in at the new terminal, local media reported earlier . Greater Bay Airlines and HK Express passengers will start checking in at Terminal 2 on June 3 and June 10, respectively. The other affected airlines include AirAsia, Vietjet Air, Bangkok Airways and Cebu Pacific Air. Hong Kong International Airport. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Airport Authority Hong Kong said 29 airport bus routes would have an additional Terminal 2 departures stop, while those arriving by taxi or car can alight at the kerbside outside the new terminal. The new terminal will also be connected to Car Park 3 via a covered walkway. Passengers for all of the airlines will still have to board their flights at Terminal 1, which they can access via the Automated People Mover trains after checking in. Four restaurants will be in operation at Terminal 2, according to a restaurant listing on the airport’s website, including chains Luckin Coffee and Tong Kee Bao Dim. Terminal 2 has been closed since 2019 due to construction work for the airport’s third runway .
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