San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has opened the final section of the US$2.5bn Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This fourth and final phase includes a new north check-in lobby, a new mezzanine-level security checkpoint, two additional aircraft gates, four new concessions and a new connecting walkway that links all SFO terminals post-security.
The north check-in lobby will be occupied by Alaska and Delta Airlines and features new automated bag-drop technology. The new mezzanine-level security checkpoint, featuring automated screening lanes, provides seamless access from the Terminal 1 AirTrain station.
The expansion also includes two new aircraft gates and boarding areas; a connecting walkway linking all SFO terminals post-security; new automated exit lanes, a first at SFO, providing further security; five additional baggage claim carousels, with an optional sixth if needed; a new common-use lounge, the Club at SFO, opening on June 26; a new SFO Museum Photo Alley gallery; and four new concessions: Green Apple Books, 7×7 news stand, Poke To The Max’s Hawaiian food, and Pronto! which offers locally-sourced grab-and-go food.
SFO has announced the following openings: The Mac Store, which will offer fragrances, skincare and cosmetics, is set to open in July 2024; the Bay Collection ‘Museum Store’, which is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2024; and the Lego Store, which is also slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Additionally, Perry’s, a sit-down restaurant, is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Alongside this, SF Eats Food Hall, a five-concession food court, will open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Taste of the City, a casual sit-down restaurant, is planned to open in the first quarter of 2025. Finally, Balboa Café, another sit-down restaurant, is also set to open in the first quarter of 2025.
In related news, the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded San Diego International Airport (SAN) US$23.5m in discretionary grant funds as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program. Click here to read the full story.
